By Omolola Dede Adeyanju The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced its latest strategic partnership with Ascend Studios, a creative-industry organization providing capacity building, mentorship, social, educational, and economic empowerment to women and…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a generous donation of 10,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine (formerly Monkeypox) to support its efforts in containing the outbreak of the infectious disease. Speaking at an event to hand over the vaccines…
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged a N115.2 billion grant to the Federal Government of Nigeria to support its ongoing power reforms. The USAID yesterday made this known while signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support…
Care International Nigeria, a prominent non-governmental organization (NGO), has called upon the Federal Government to establish a robust policy framework aimed at fostering a culture of savings, particularly among women, to bolster economic resilience. Addressing attendees at the 2024 National…
With over 70 million arable land enough to feed not just Nigeria but Africa, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the Agency is willing to partner with the United States Agency for International Development…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says the U.S. government has unveiled its new Global Food Security Strategy Country Plan for Nigeria. Melissa Jones, Mission Director, USAID, who disclosed this at the “1st Post-harvest Connect Conference and Exhibition”…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $3 million to the African Water Facility (AWF). This is contained in a statement issued on the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) website. According to the statement, the funding will support…
USAID and the World Food Programme announced on Wednesday they were freezing food aid to Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region after finding shipments were diverted to local markets. “We have made the difficult decision to pause all USAID-supported food assistance in…
The Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Achumie Rex, on Wednesday, alleged that some politicians were making desperate efforts to manufacture the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine and hack into the commission’s…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Former National Chairman of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Chief Mrs Alaba Lawson, has said that women must always stay positive and be focused to break all sort of limitation that…
