- COVID-19: DBN Supports Government With N100 Million
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has donated a sum of N100 million to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
The financial institution said the money will help address challenges facing Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country.
Tony Okpanachi, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, DBN, said the gesture was a demonstration of the bank’s commitment to the nation and the latest enemy, COVID-19 pandemic that has infected over 2.6 million people globally.
“I wish to express the Bank’s profound appreciation for the measures introduced by the federal government and the initiatives of mobilizing resources towards controlling the spread of the disease in Nigeria.
“The donation is borne out of our sincere concern and commitment towards curtailing the spread of the deadly COVID-19 and finding a lasting solution to the pandemic,” the MD/CEO of the bank said.
According to Okpanachi, “The fight against the coronavirus disease is indeed a fight for all of humanity and we must heed the clarion call to come together and demonstrate our commitment towards eradicating the deadly pandemic for a better, safer and more resilient Nigeria.”
The bank boss, who expressed optimism for a quick solution to the deadly virus, not only in Nigeria but the world at large, prayed for all the people affected by the outbreak.
He said: “Our prayers are with the infected persons, those who have lost their lives to the disease and their bereaved families, the medical personnel at the forefront of this battle, as well as, all those who are managing the efforts of the government in the fight against this pandemic,” he concluded.
