By David Royal
The German Mission in Nigeria has pledged €5.5m (N2.2bn) to the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support the fight against COVID-19 in the country.
This was revealed on Thursday by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Nigeria on its twitter handle.
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The mission stated that the pledge to Nigeria Humanitarian Fund is for vulnerable people to have access to clean water, food & shelter amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
“Germany pledges €5.5m to the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund. It’s more critical than ever for vulnerable people to have access to clean water, food & shelter. This will enable partners to continue delivering life-saving aid amidst COVID-19.”
📣Just In: #Germany pledges €5.5M to the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund
It’s more critical than ever for vulnerable ppl to have access to clean water, food & shelter
This will enable partners to continue delivering life-saving aid amidst #COVID19
Dankeschön Deutschland 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/rcTjmhPwpp
— UNOCHA Nigeria (@OCHANigeria) April 2, 2020
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