No Palliative For Nigerians Who Recharge More Than ₦100
April 16, 2020
12:30 pm
The federal government says it will exclude Nigerians with more than ₦5,000 bank balance and those who spend more than ₦100 on recharge cards from palliatives.
On March 30, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory (FCT) for a period of 14 days. The president later extended the lockdown by another two weeks to further check the spread of COVID-19.
Buhari had announced that the federal government would provide palliatives to support Nigerians while they stay at home.
But addressing journalists in Abuja, Sadiya Umar Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and …
