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China: Nigeria Gets N267 Million Grant From China Over Ebola

2014/10/01

NIGERIA got a further boost in its efforts against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as the Chinese Government commended it for fighting the scourge to a stand still and as well made a grant of N267 million to assist in filling identified gaps.

Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Suleiman, at the grant signing and exchange of notes yesterday in Abuja, said "the grant assistance of 10 million Yuan (about N267 million) worth of medical protection and treatment" is significant, as the loopholes are critical to the fight against the plague.

Suleiman said the country's drive to contain the disease has been all encompassing, with everything in place to check the "spread of the disease, particularly in West African nations of Liberia and Guinea."

Acknowledging the readiness of the Chinese Government as a reliable ally in Nigeria's development quest, Suleiman said China "has as well been supportive with unrequited transfer of grants and technical assistance covering several sectors, inclunding water and sanitation, health, education, defence and security, energy and power, small and medium scale enterprises development, agriculture and of course technical assistance."

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