Over 2m jobs saved, created, as FG releases N288bn for ESP/COVID-19 implementation

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Over 2m jobs saved, created, as FG releases N288bn for ESP/COVID-19 implementationWe won’t allow vast majority of our people suffer, Osinbajo says

New ICUs, Molecular Laboratories & Isolation Centres underway in 52 Federal Tertiary Health institutions

Pharmaceutical industries get N1bn support for unused raw materials

Bio-vaccine laboratory expected soon

4000km federal, rural roads projects advancing steadily

5.8m farmers enumerated under Mass Agric scheme

With the release of about N288bn out of the N500bn appropriated for COVID-19 intervention programmes under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), at least 2.1 million jobs have been saved, including new ones created, while over 4000km of federal and rural roads are at least 30 per cent completed since the commencement of the ESP months ago.

These were some of the highlights emerging from today’s meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the Presidential Villa.

While noting the considerable progress recorded, Prof. Osinbajo affirmed the…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper