Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of Forte Oil PLC, Femi Otedola, has pledged to donate One billion naira towards the eradication of Coronavirus, COVID-19, in Nigeria.
According to him, there is the need for everyone to come together to fight against the deadly virus.
In a post on his Instagram page, the business mogul said ” I will be contributing 1 billion Naira towards the eradication of COVID-19 across Nigeria, we must all do what we can to flatten the curve“
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Femi Otedola
Meanwhile, many of his followers have commended his goodwill to donate towards the eradication of the virus, which has grounded almost every sector and activities around the world.
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As at the time of filing this report, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC pegged the number of people infected with the virus at sixty-five with the fourteen new cases that were announced on Thursday.
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