Nigeria: COVID-19 - 3 Weeks After Passage, Economic Stimulus Bill Not Ready for Assent

15 April 2020

Three weeks since the House of Representatives passed the 'Economic Stimulus Bill 2020' to ease the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, it is yet to be transmitted to the presidency for assent.

Passed on March 24, the bill was aimed at providing temporary relief to companies and individuals to alleviate the adverse financial consequences of the near standstill in economic activities occasioned by the coronavirus.

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