The leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have expressed their willingness to support the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in catering for shelter and feeding of evacuees.

Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, during the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Press Briefing, disclosed that the two government bodies are ready to disburse over a billion naira for the project.

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Onyeama said the funding is part of their Corporate Social Responsibility to join the federal government in combating the coronavirus pandemic.