ABUJA, March 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank on Monday
said it would create a 50 billion naira ($163 million) fund to
help combat the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Africa's
biggest economy and would allow lenders to restructure loans.
Godwin Emefiele announced the support package, which
includes reduced interest rates on "central bank intervention
facilities", at a press conference in the capital, Abuja.
Africa's top oil producer has been hit hard by low crude prices.
($1 = 306.4500 naira)