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By Babajide Komolafe IT was a response, an alliance that was as unprecedented as the challenge it was established to tackle. The challenge was COVID-19 pandemic. By the beginning of March, the coronavirus was spreading at an alarming rate, with overwhelming pressure on health infrastructures, devastating impact on government finances and massive disruption to business
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By magnus onyibe Policing in Nigeria is about to receive a boost through the injection of N100 billion naira investment into Nigerian police force, NPF to improve its fledgling services. And the gesture is not courtesy of government. But it is out of the abundance of the heart and goodwill of members of CACOVID-an initiative
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CONTRARY to insinuations that the Osun State Government had hoarded relief items meant for its citizens, the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, yesterday, vindicated the state government saying that the delay in delivery was due to procurement challenges it faced. The state government, during the Ede Warehouse attack, had announced that the food items
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, deserve a pat on the back for their untiring efforts to help Nigerians cope with the tough challenges posed by the two most profound disasters that have faced the country this most unusual year. On March 30, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari and governors
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The Coalition Against COVID-19(CACOVID), a private sector alliance formed for the sole purpose of eradicating coronavirus from Nigeria, has announced updates of its fully owned activities as well as intentions to support the government’s efforts in rebuilding the nation’s economy. This follows the mayhem caused by hoodlums who hijacked the EndSARS protests, resulting in vandalism,
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…To renovate 44 police stations affected by protest …Unveils N175bn skills acquisition scheme for 4m youths …Low interest rate loans for affected businesses …Received N28.7bn donations, spent N43bn …Wife, son of Atiku Abubakar’s security detail, lawmaker’s brother kidnapped in Yola …Three kidnapped children in Ondo released after parents paid N2.5m ransom …Senate summons Communications Minister,
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The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, has earmarked N100 billion to purchase equipment for the Police and also renovate the 44 police stations destroyed during the crisis that followed the #ENDSARS protest.
Read More The private sector-led Coalition Alliance Against COVID 19 has unveiled plans to empower four million youths with a N25 billion employment program.
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***As NEC explains why cost of foodstuffs soars By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Government has proposed to grant tax relief to companies that donated to the COVID-19 relief fund under the private sector coalition, CACOVID. The government also has proposed exemption of small companies from payment of education tax under the Tertiary Education
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By Peter Duru, Makurdi Like a whirlwind, the looting of warehouses used as stores for the COVID-19 palliative went from one state to the other. The looting came on the heels of the #ENDSARS protests as warehouses were invaded by irate youths who went into frenzy of rage in many states when they found that
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