[EXCLUSIVE] How 37 hospitals shared over N35 billion COVID-19 fund

THE Nigerian government disbursed N35.74 billion to 37 of its 55 hospitals from the COVID-19 Intervention Fund at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, The ICIR exclusively reports.

All the Federal Government’s hospitals, excluding Federal Teaching Hospitals, got the money.

This ICIR had in July exclusively reported how the government shared N22.58 billion to 21 Federal Teaching hospitals under the Federal Ministry of Health from the fund.

The disbursement to the 37 hospitals differs from the capital releases of N83.31 billion the government made to the Health Ministry, its agencies, all hospitals and other institutions under the ministry that year.

 The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation made the disbursement details of the COVID-19 Intervention Fund to the health facilities available to The ICIR.

A breakdown of the allocation shows that the Federal…