Flood: UN allocates $6 million to Borno as WHO, others intervene

To cushion the impact of the recent flooding incidents on victims in Borno State, North-east Nigeria, the United Nations has allocated $6 million to the state from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund.

This amounts to N9.8 billion with the present exchange rate of N1,639 to 1 US dollar.

According to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, more funding is on the way to bring the total contribution to more than $8 million.