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USAID Provides $168.5Million to Nigeria Under Development Objectives Agreement   No ratings yet.

Adeyemi Okediran by Adeyemi Okediran
March 22, 2021
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USAID Provides $168.5Million to Nigeria Under Development Objectives Agreement  
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the provision 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.

This funding increases the total U.S. assistance to the Nigerian people to $2.16 billion under the five-year Development Objectives Assistance Agreement (DOAG) signed between USAID and the Ministry of Finance.

The Acting Mission Director of the USAID, Katie Donohoe stated that “the United States has deepened its commitment to Nigeria in meeting its development challenges while they 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.

In Nigeria, USAID supports health systems strengthening, transparent and accountable governance, basic education, and a more market-led, trade-friendly economy.

 

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