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7 Mar
From the Chargé d'Affaires for the United States (US) Embassy in Nigeria, David Greene, came a revelation that United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently invested more than $8 million under its sustainable shea initiative to support the industry in seven West African countries including Nigeria.
3 Mar
Bimbo Oloyede has the reputation of being the first woman to cast Network News on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). She is an author, speaker and trainer, and has been a broadcast professional for nearly five decades.
16 Feb
On Thursday, Nigerian-based Nature’s Bounty Health Products (ReelFruit) and the U.S. government celebrated the opening of an 800-metric ton dried fruit processing facility in Ogun State.
14 Dec
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) have collaborated to rehabilitate and equip 10 Tuberculosis (TB) facilities across Nigeria to check the nation’s hourly 11 deaths from the disease.
12 Oct
Institutional investors from the United States of America under the Institutional Investor Network have expressed interest in allocating their capital and exploring more direct investment opportunities in the Nigerian capital market.
1 Oct
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Power Africa have launched the “Growing Green Jobs for Women in Nigeria” initiative. The initiative aims to promote gender equality, clean energy solutions and align with Nigeria’s sustainability goals and it is expected to provide around 500 women and youth with the skills and opportunities needed…
21 Sep 2023
The United States yesterday announced $225 million in investments to support emerging democracies in the face of a rise in autocracies around the world.
10 Sep 2023
Cross River state government in collaboration with USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases/East (Act/East) programme and Results for Development (R4D) have successfully completed a groundbreaking Fund Flow Analysis study to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the state and Nigeria at large. 
8 Sep 2023
Chairperson , Nigeria League of Women Voters (NILOWV), Benue State, Mrs. Irene Awunah-Ikyegh, has decried the low inclusion of women in governance in Nigeria in general and the state in particular.
30 Aug 2023
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has tasked the Bauchi State Government to prioritise Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to save many poor people from practising out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. 
26 Aug 2023
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future Program has disclosed that it is supporting 600,000 farms in the northeast to enhance financial inclusion and digital agriculture
24 Aug 2023
The Wife of Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has called on stakeholders to join hands in the fight against the menace of malnutrition affecting the society. Nwifuru made the call on Thursday, during the 2023 Ebonyi Hidden Hunger Conference, organised by the state government in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).…

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