Tag: USAID
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USAID announces additional $89m for developmental projects in Nigeria
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional 89 million dollars development assistance to Nigeria. USAID Acting Mission Director, Julie Koenen, in a statement by the U.S. Embassy to Nigeria on Monday in Abuja, said that the assistance was to continue U.S. support for development goals in Nigeria. Koenen stated that the…
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USAID provides education to 80,000 out-of-school youth in Northeast
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided a peaceful environment for basic education and psycho-social support to more than 80,000 out-of-school youth in five conflict-affected states in northeast Nigeria. A statement by the U.S. Embassy in Abuja quoted ,USAID Mission Director Stephen Haykin as saying this at the Education Crisis Response (ECR)…
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Boko Haram: USAID trains 7,169 teachers in Borno
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has trained 7, 169 teachers in Borno to mitigate the shortages of teachers caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the state. Malam Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser to Gov. Kashim Shettima on Communication and Media Strategy, made this known in a statement on Saturday…
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USAID trains leaders on diarrhea campaign
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) said it had trained 722 faith-based community leaders in Benue as part of its strategy to promote the campaign against diarrhea in the state. Mrs. Ayodele Iroko, USAID Chief of Party for the Sustainability of Health Outcomes in Private Sector, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Makurdi…
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USAID to initiate comprehensive malaria treatment, prevention programme in Plateau
The U.S. Agency for International Department (USAID) is to initiate a comprehensive malaria treatment and prevention programme in Plateau. A USAID official, Dr Jessica Kahuko, made the disclosure when she led a team of the Department’s officials on a courtesy visit to Gov. Simon Lalong on Tuesday in Jos. Kahuko said the programme would be…