MINISTERS GIVE AWAY 50% OF MARCH SALARY TO SUPPORT FIGHT AGAINST COVID19

Nigeria's 43 Cabinet Ministers have donated 50% of their March 2020 salaries to support the Federal Government's efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Office of The Minister of Information and Culture on Saturday in Abuja.

 Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, quotes the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, who coordinated the donation, as saying it was a gesture of solidarity and support for the Federal Government's efforts in tackling the disease.

In the statement, the Minister also commends President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

 

Recent data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reveals that the country now has 81 confirmed cases of covid19 with the Federal Capital Territory recording 14 cases.