By Patrick Wemambu The Senate is to summon Nigeria’s heads of Security and Intelligence agencies to a closed-session over allegations of the funding of the dreaded terrorist group Boko Haram by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The resolution was consequent upon an Order of Urgent National Security raised by Senator Ali Mohammed […]
By Andrew Oota Former Adviser to Speaker Aminu Tambuwal on Diaspora Affairs and an American based businessman , Alhaji Saidu Ugonoh has commended President Bola Tinubu’s proactive measures by making sufficient budgetary allocation to fill in the gap occasioned by freezing of USAID assistance to other countries including Nigeria. President Tinubu in the N54.99 trillion […]
A major HIV prevention initiative in South Africa has been suspended following funding cuts by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The abrupt halt to the program has raised concerns among researchers and healthcare professionals, who warn that it could severely impact vulnerable communities relying on its services. Experts argue that the suspension […]
The United States Government through its Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to collaborate with the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), towards mitigating cases of lead poisoning in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy, Aisha Gambari, in Abuja. Gambari said that USAID’s Nigeria Mission Director, Melissa […]
May 19, 2021 (NAN) The Nigeria Early Recovery Initiative(NERI), a component of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office Transition Initiative (OTI) has donated relief materials to no fewer than 200 families affected by communal clashes in Southern Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that (USAID/OTI-NERI) has been working to strengthen […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new State Accountability, and Effectiveness (State2State) Activity to strengthen subnational governance systems in six key states across Nigeria. The five-year, $72 million State2State Activity will help to improve how these states plan and budget, raise revenues, increase civil society participation, and oversee service delivery in […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday trained 62 staff of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and their states counterparts on emergency management and disaster risk reduction. The four-day training was organised in collaboration with the United States Forest Service. Senior Technical Advisor, Emergency Management Systems, USAID, Mr. Scott Dehnisch, said […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional $4.67 million to support social and infrastructural development in the northeastern part of Nigeria. This is part of the new financial support of $65.5 million outlined to assist the country’s developmental objectives. In a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday, the international development […]
The Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) organisation, have been named one of the recipients to be awarded a grant by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nigeria. This grant will be awarded through the Pathfinder platform, a global non-profit organisation that focuses on reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Nestlé Nigeria Plc, Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) and VEGA Member Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) have announced a new partnership programme, Feed the Future Nigeria and Nestlé Maize Quality Improvement Partnership (M-QIP). The new partnership is expected to significantly expand on these efforts, reaching an […]
Nigeria is among countries that will benefit from the United States’ $550 million humanitarian assistance to countries ravaged by food insecurity. This was disclosed in New York by the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mark Green. Mark announced “more than $550 million in additional humanitarian assistance from the United States […]
The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), has expanded its community based distribution services to over 400 communities across Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa and Zamfara States. A statement issued by the Expanded Social Marketing Project in Nigeria (ESMPIN) project manager, Aliyu Guraguri said the community based distribution of maternal and child health products was aimed […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday restated its commitment to support Nigerian farmers in boosting cocoa production towards diversification of the nation’s economy. USAID’s Director of Economic Growth and Environment, Mr Mathew Burton, said cocoa was Nigeria’s key export that urgently needed to be developed. Burton said that it was imperative […]