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Monday, August 24, 2020 - 11:45am

Gusau – On August 20, 2020, the U.S. government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), donated 3.1 million bed nets in Nigeria’s Zamfara State as part of a national campaign to provide enough nets for every Nigerian to be protected from the deadly disease every night. The PMI program in Nigeria is jointly implemented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in coordination with the Government of Nigeria.

The life-saving nets will go to every local government area in Zamfara state. The bed net distribution is a critical component of the ongoing effort to end malaria in Nigeria, which results in more than 90,000 deaths per year.

“Malaria is the leading killer of children in Nigeria and brings illness and loss of productivity to too many families,” Dr. Jose Tchofa, USAID’s Senior Malaria Advisor, said at the handover ceremony. “If we all work together to protect ourselves from being bitten by sleeping under a bed net every night, we can control malaria for the good health of everyone in Zamfara and across Nigeria.”

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 5:00am

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new education activity in collaboration with the American University of Nigeria (AUN) that seeks to re-establish basic education in the conflict-ravaged areas in northeastern Adamawa and Gombe states. Under a three-year, $13.3 million agreement, AUN will collaborate with Columbia and Kent State universities in the United States as well as local government and community leaders to implement an activity entitled, Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria (AENN) to improve the ability of education managers to plan and delivery basic educations services in-line with the state’s education sector strategy.  There will be a special emphasis on training female leaders. AENN will also address the social and emotional challenges that both educators and learners face from the disruptions caused by extremist insurgency.

USAID Launches New Agribusiness Investment Activity in Nigeria
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 1:00pm

Under a new contract with Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an international agricultural development organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently launched the new Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity.

The handover ceremony marked the start of distribution of bed nets valued at $7.7 million across the state
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 9:30am

At a ceremony held on November 29, the United States handed over to health officials here 3.85 million long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets as part of its comprehensive effort to control malaria across Nigeria.

Since 2013, the $45.3 million SMILE activity has scaled up support services in 47 localities in Nigeria
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 9:15am

In a ceremony on November 28, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded a five-year activity that provided support for 500,000 children orphaned or made vulnerable by the AIDS epidemic, and 125,000 of their caregivers. 

USAID will provide 500,000 families in six states access to a reliable supply of clean, piped water
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 8:45am

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today launched a new urban water and sanitation activity that will provide 500,000 families in six states access to a reliable supply of clean, piped water, to the benefit of three million Nigerians.

Strengthened the capacity of Nigerian civil society organizations (CSOs) to advocate for reforms
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:15am

In a ceremony on November 8, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded a five-year activity to strengthen the capacity of Nigerian civil society organizations (CSOs) to advocate government institutions for reforms that improve transparency, accountability and inclusive governance.

The bed nets, valued at $9.7 million, will be distributed in all local government areas of the state.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 9:15am

The U.S. government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), recently donated 3.3 million bed nets for distribution in Akwa Ibom State.  PMI is jointly implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

ministries, departments and agencies of government can work together with their civil society constituents
Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 8:45am

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today concluded a nine-year activity to improve the performance of state and local governments in Nigeria and increase involvement of civil society in the democratic process for the good of their communities.

Donation comes under an assistance agreement with Nigeria
Monday, August 27, 2018 - 8:30am

On August 27, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an additional development assistance to support achieving the development goals outlined in the bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments signed in 2015.

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