The Nigerian Football Federation NFF has revealed that it will be gifting Nigerian households with tubers of yam as it contribution towards easing the pain of the coronavirus lockdown.
The chairman of the body Amaju Pinnick said the coronavirus has collapsed the economy of the country making it difficult for a lot of Nigerians to survive and it will support Nigerian homes during this period. “Behind the scene, we do quite a lot. We are going to support some of these centres even if it is buying some tubers of yams. We have to do that. Covid-19 is something that nobody expected”
“Like I said, we are going to take many difficult decisions that will go across board because we need to promote our fiscal policy,” he added. “If the government is saying that we need to strengthen our naira, we should not be paying in dollars. We are an integral part of the government. “When they [Super Eagles] play in Nigeria, their bonuses have been in naira. When they play abroad, we pay them in dollars but that can even change.”
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