USAID Announces Fresh $168.5m Aid For Nigeria

The U.S. Agency for International Development recently announced
the notification of an additional $168.5 million in development
assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in a 2015
bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments.

In a statement on Monday, the agency said the funding increases
the total U.S. assistance to the Nigerian people to $2.16 billion
under the five-year Development Objectives Assistance Agreement
signed between USAID and the Ministry of Finance.

“With this notification, the United States deepens its
commitment to Nigeria in meeting its development challenges,” said
USAID Acting Mission Director Katie Donohoe. “We will continue to
support improved health, nutrition, economic growth, good
governance, and human rights.

“Most of the new funding, more than $115 million, will finance
new and existing activities to improve public health in Nigeria,
including $40 million for maternal and child health, $28 million to
control malaria, as well as significant boosts in family planning,
tuberculosis control, nutrition, and pandemic relief.

“Another $32 million will be for economic growth, including $19
million to help Nigeria increase agricultural productivity and
access to nutritious foods, $10.5 million for cleaner water, and
two million to facilitate trade and investment.

“An additional $15.5 million in basic education funds will
expand states’ abilities to provide early grade reading programs
and alternative education opportunities for out-of-school children
and youth while addressing the marginalization and educational
needs of Nigeria’s hearing-impaired community.

“Finally, $6 million will go towards new activities to
strengthen human rights, civil society organizations, political
competition and consensus-building, and reducing trafficking in
persons”

The U.S. Agency for International Development recently announced
the notification of an additional $168.5 million in development
assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in a 2015
bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments.

In a statement on Monday, the agency said the funding increases
the total U.S. assistance to the Nigerian people to $2.16 billion
under the five-year Development Objectives Assistance Agreement
signed between USAID and the Ministry of Finance.

“With this notification, the United States deepens its
commitment to Nigeria in meeting its development challenges,” said
USAID Acting Mission Director Katie Donohoe. “We will continue to
support improved health, nutrition, economic growth, good
governance, and human rights.

“Most of the new funding, more than $115 million, will finance
new and existing activities to improve public health in Nigeria,
including $40 million for maternal and child health, $28 million to
control malaria, as well as significant boosts in family planning,
tuberculosis control, nutrition, and pandemic relief.

“Another $32 million will be for economic growth, including $19
million to help Nigeria increase agricultural productivity and
access to nutritious foods, $10.5 million for cleaner water, and
two million to facilitate trade and investment.

“An additional $15.5 million in basic education funds will
expand states’ abilities to provide early grade reading programs
and alternative education opportunities for out-of-school children
and youth while addressing the marginalization and educational
needs of Nigeria’s hearing-impaired community.

“Finally, $6 million will go towards new activities to
strengthen human rights, civil society organizations, political
competition and consensus-building, and reducing trafficking in
persons”