The Federal Government has raised the alarm that Nigeria risks further economic stagnation economic on account of the rising COVID-19 infections nationwide.

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, CLEMENT AGBA, issued the warning during the virtual Community of Practice meeting of commissioners of economic planning in Abuja.

The minister hinted that government had begun mobilisation of external support and funding for the 2020 budget, by engaging multilateral donor agencies to access more money to respond to the crisis appropriately.