Tag Archives: USAID

The Humanity Family Foundation for Peace and Development (HUFFPED) has expressed its appreciation to the Community Managers who contributed to the success of its five-year project in Surulere and Lagos Island, Lagos State. Speaking at HUFFPED’s headquarters in Ikorodu, Lagos, Executive Director, Programmes, Mr. Henry Adenigba acknowledged the efforts of the project managers. “Without you, there can’t be us. You …

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USAID/Nigeria Lagos Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (LUWASH) Activity, deputy chief of party, Engr. Soni Elisha John has said that seven community based organisations (CBOs) have got $841,217.39 grants to implement water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) service delivery in Lagos State. According to Elisha, the beneficiary organisations will implement the grants in compliance with USAID and the U.S. Government regulations …

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Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has commended Nigeria’s efforts in the war against HIV/AIDS, saying her home country has invested $7.8bn in the fight against the disease in Nigeria. Leonard who played host to stakeholders in the HIV/AIDS sector in a lunch at her Lagos residence to commemorate the World’s AIDS Day 2022, …

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The U.S President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) has said that it provided Nigeria with 14.7 million malaria treatment doses and 7.1 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) in 2020.

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This is in response to the ongoing crisis in Nigeria where an estimated 8.7 million people are at risk of insecurity and the Covid-19 pandemic

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The United States Agency for International Development has phased out its financial support for the Help Baby Breathe, an intervention program for preventing newborn deaths.

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U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative is partnering with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and the nations of Africa.

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  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) closed the books on a long running activity that provided high quality and stigma-free HIV prevention services to some of the most at-risk populations with the overall aim to control and ultimately eradicate the deadly virus in in Nigeria. Along the way the Integrated Most-at-Risk-Populations HIV Prevention Project provided testing for HIV, …

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Bayo Akinloye Today, the high economic cost of violence against children in Nigeria was revealed in an unprecedented report, launched jointly by UNICEF and the Federal Government, under the leadership of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. According to the report, the economic impact of the violence against children …

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Tayo Olanipekun U.S.First Lady, Melania Trump, has announced the stops she will make during her upcoming visit to Africa. Mrs. Trump said she will travel the first week of October to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt,leaving out the most populous African country,Nigeria. She made the announcement in her remarks delivered Wednesday during a reception she hosted for delegates to the …

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