FG announces plan to borrow $300m to eliminate malaria

The Federal Government is to secure a US$300 million from the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank and African Development Bank to eliminate malaria in the country.  

This is contained in a statement issued by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 just ended in London. The government said in the statement that it would elevate malaria on the national priority list and finance its national malaria elimination strategy.  

The statement said Nigeria also pledged an additional US$18.7 million to leverage US$37 million…