FG secures $600,000 for flood relief, health reform
FG secures $600,000 for flood relief, health reform
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Federal Government has secured a $600,000 relief fund from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to aid flood victims and support health sector reforms.
The foundation also approved an additional $5 million grant for the Lagos Business School and its partners to develop the industrial cassava sector.
This was divulged in a remark shared on the verified X (formally Twitter) handle of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Thursday.
The announcement came after Nigeria’s Vice President met with the Foundation’s Global Development head, Christopher Elias, during the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The remark reads, “To hasten relief efforts for victims of the devastating floods, as well as for health and agricultural sectors’ reforms, the Nigerian government has secured a $600,000 relief fund and commitments from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
“Specifically, the Foundation pledged $600,000 for flood relief in Borno State and other health sector initiatives, with an additional $5 million grant approved for Lagos Business School and partners to develop the agricultural economics of industrial cassava.
“The donation was announced when the Vice President held a meeting with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation led by its head of the Global Development Programme, Dr Christopher Elias, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.”
Shettima reaffirmed the commitment of the administration of President Bola Tinubu to placing health, nutrition, and agricultural development at the forefront of the nation’s national agenda.
“We are deeply committed to addressing the pressing developmental challenges facing our nation, particularly the significant malnutrition crisis,” Shettima said.
However, he emphasised the Nigerian Government’s dedication to integrity and effective leadership in tackling these issues, pointing out that there is an urgency in securing locations for maize production under the Telemaze programme.
