Tag Archives: USAID

Tayo Olanipekun Over three-quarters of American voters want to see more investment from their electricity suppliers and more action by the government that will encourage the use of both large and small scale solar power, a poll has shown. Those polled were across the party lines and 76 per cent of voters and 87 per cent of opinion leaders think …

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The United States has announced about $112m in additional humanitarian assistance to help people in Nigeria and neighboring countries in the Lake Chad region affected by the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement from the USAID media relations office on Friday, U.S. said the latest humanitarian assistance has brought its donation to the region in the last one year …

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—Vendors Need About N7bn Funding Amidst Regulatory Void Tayo Olanipekun Solar and hybrid electricity will provide the country with about 24 megawatts of power through off grid and mini grid this year, it has been revealed through the USAID/Power Africa-funded Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP). This is in addition to the roughly nine megawatts hours of electricity supplied …

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Tayo Olanipekun A total of 261,938 Nigerians got their houses and businesses connected to electricity supply for the first time in the last four years through the U.S government-backed Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP), benefiting from the 2.51 megawatts of power provided by the program. The access to “clean and reliable energy” thus enabled involved 16,600 connections and …

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Unity Bank Plc has unannounced a gross earnings of N65.03 billion and a new total asset level of N484.82 billion in its unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30th, 2017. In the bank’s statement made available to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for verification at the weekend, shows that the bank has sustained a positive but modest performance …

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Nigeria has moved closer to ending the chronic issues of malnutrition especially in children as the Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah launched the Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods project in Lagos. The $10m four-year project is sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and is designed to support local food processors produce more fortified foods …

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The United States of America (US) has announced an additional developmental assistance of $92.73million to Nigeria to help fight poverty. The sum which was given through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is meant to support the five-year $2.3 billion agreement signed with the Nigeria Government in 2015. A statement from the Information Unit of the US Embassy in …

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The last few years in Nigeria have seen series of happenings in connection with  the female gender, especially the girl child. Consequently, they have revealed the girl child as a possible endangered species in the country and of course, sub Saharan Africa, where the list of factors affecting the development of the girl child seem to be elongating by the day. …

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