Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- The Ekiti State Government said on Friday that it has expended N325 million to assist victims of rainstorms, flooding and fire disasters in the last year.

The Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye, disclosed this while distributing materials worth N150 million provided by the government to the first batch of rainstorm victims in Ado Ekiti.

The multimillion-naira materials distributed to those who fell victim between March and May included cash gifts, planks, nails, iron sheets, several bags of cement, and other building accessories.

Addressing the beneficiaries, Mrs Afuye said a total of 1,042 victims across the 16 Local Government Areas would benefit from the government's largesse and social intervention programme.

She ...