Federal Government on Monday announced that a total of N1,689,757,489.87 was received as Covid-19 donations from April 1 to May 31, 2020.

It said the funds were received through designated commercial bank accounts and Central Bank of Nigeria/Treasury Single Account.

It disclosed this in a public notice on the details of the donations received through Deposit Money Banks and CBN/TSA signed by Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris.

Federal Government, through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, had opened commercial bank accounts, in addition to the CBN/TSA account, through which donations to support the eradication of the Covid-19 in Nigeria could be made.

The government had explained that this move was to ensure effective and efficient coordination and management of the funds.

Providing a breakdown of the N1,689,757,489.87 received from the inception of accounts on April 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020, the government said a total donation of N792,121,613.89 was received from April 1 to May 8, 2020.

It added that N897,635,875.98 was received from May 9, to May 31 2020.

“From the N897,635,875.98 received from May 9, to May 31, 2020, the total amount received through commercial banks was N710,076,331.60,” it explained in the notice that was made available in Abuja by Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Henshaw Ogubike.

It further stated that the total received through CBN/TSA was N187,559,544.38.

Federal Government also noted that from May 9 to May 31, 2020, N100,005,000 was received through Zenith Bank; N507,753,731.60 received through First Bank; N2,210,100 received through Access Bank, and N100,107,500 received through Guarantee Trust Bank.

It said details of the N792,121,613.89 received from April 1, to May 8, 2020, had earlier been made public.

Punch