Tag: CACOVID
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Controversy as BUA, CACOVID trade words over procurement of 1m AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria
There is confusion over the purchase of one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) yesterday disowned BUA’s purported plan to purchase one million COVID-19 vaccines singlehandedly for Nigeria. BUA was quoted on Monday that it has paid for 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria through…
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COVID-19: Dangote led CACOVID Supplies FG with Oxygen to stem high death rate
Fighting against the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has supported the Federal Government with the supply of critical oxygen for case management of Covid-19 patients, to Isolation centres across the Country. Updating media on the latest donations by CACOVID, yesterday in Lagos, Managing director and CEO of Aliko…
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See How CACOVID Is About To Do What Govt Couldn’t Do To Provide Security, Harness Youth Demography in Nigeria – Magnus Onyibe
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…
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CACOVID: Mixed reactions trail proposed N100bn Police Rehabilitation Fund
Mixed reactions have continued to trail plans by the private sector Coalition Against COVID -19 (CACOVID), to spend N100 billion in rehabilitating all the 44 damaged and destroyed police stations nationwide, during the EndSARs protests. Some respondents, who spoke in Lagos on Sunday, commended the initiative, while some described it as a “misplaced priority “.…
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CACOVID reveals plans to empower youths, businesses
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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CACOVID unveils over N300b ‘Marshall’ plan to rebuild 44 police stations, train 4m youths
Coalition Alliance Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), comprising the Bankers Committee and major operators in the private sector on Wednesday unveiled a Marshall plan of some sort to help in rebuilding Nigeria. CACOVID surfaced in March to help in funding Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 pandemic, but it has expanded its agenda. Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin…
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Finally CACOVID opens up on palliatives ‘hoarded’ in warehouses
Two members of the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) have explained the delay in the distribution of palliatives by state governments. CACOVID is a private sector-led organization established to assist the government in combating the Coronavirus disease in the Nigeria. CACOVID members, Mr Osita Nwasinobi and Dr Sola Adeduntan, in two separate documents made available to…
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PDP raises alarm over CACOVID palliatives
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said there are clandestine plans by federal government officials to use the invasion of CACOVID palliative warehouses to escape investigation into the reported stealing and criminal diversion of funds and palliatives provided by the Federal Government to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary…
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CACOVID finally speaks on looted palliatives
CACOVID said it set out to provide relief for 2 million households, which would translate to more than 10 million Nigerians. According to CACOVID, each household is supposed to receive 10kg bag of rice, 5kg bag of garri/semolina, one carton of pasta, two cartons of noodles, 5kg of sugar and 1kg of salt adding that…
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Coronavirus: Private Sector Coalition orders supplies for test kits to increase Nigeria’s testing capacity
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in dealing with the scourge. The…