UNHCR is seeking $107.1 million for operations there this year, but he said the appeal was just 28 per cent funded by the end of August.
The NEDC board said the board had observed that most of those affected in the business cycle by the flood disaster were operators of SME businesses.
Mr Tinubu was received on arrival by Governor Babagana Zulum and is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Umar-Garbai El-Kaneni.
The minister also sympathised with Zamfara residents over the tragic loss of lives following a boat accident and floods.
Mr Atiku announced the donation on Sunday during a sympathy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno in Maiduguri.
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Group Capt. Kabir Ali, a NAF spokesperson, said the airlift mission was in fulfilment of the air force’s statutory role of providing military aid to civil authority.
Governor Mai Mala Buni presented the donation to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno during a sympathy visit on Saturday in Maiduguri.
Speaking on the flooding incident, Dangote described the sight as “mindboggling”, and exclaimed that he has “never seen a disaster of this scale before.”
On Tuesday, thousands of residents fled their homes as floods ravaged swathes of Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin areas of Maiduguri.
The Nigerian Air Force has begun sustained medical outreach to assist residents of Maiduguri affected by the recent devastating flood in Borno.
