President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN’s programme for the illness warned Sunday. The United States is the world’s largest provider of official development assistance, with most funds directed through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Trump ordered the bulk of US foreign …

The claim that former United States Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden used United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to fund Boko Haram in Nigeria comes from U.S. Congressman Scott Perry and has been reported by some news outlets. However, there’s no solid evidence to support this allegation. In fact, both administrations actively opposed Boko Haram. For example, in …

United States (US) Congressman, Scott Perry, has said that US aid agency, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled ‘The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper …

Several netizens have raised concerns and called for a systemic investigation into how USAID health funds allocated to Nigeria has been spent amid widespread dissatisfaction. The U.S. Agency for International Development allocated approximately $2.8 billion to Nigeria between 2022 and 2024, according to data from the United States Foreign Assistance Dashboard. The platform serves as the primary source for budgetary …

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced that it was placing its staff in the US and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings. In a statement on its website, the humanitarian agency said that the staff leave would begin shortly before midnight on 7 February 2025. According …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has pledged Nigeria’s support to the global campaign against lead poisoning to save the lives of vulnerable citizens. Reviewing the exhibition on the lead campaign at the Lead-Free Future event organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on the sidelines of the …

MStakeholders in Kebbi State, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) State2State, have ratified a five-year development plan for the health sector. At a four-day workshop held in Sokoto, themed: “Kebbi State 2025-2029 Strategic Health Development Plan”, USAID State2State partnered with the Kebbi State Ministry of Health to develop a health sector strategic plan, including policy, …

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Ministry of Power signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday to secure Nigeria’s commitment to electricity sector reforms, market transparency, liquidity, and expanding access to affordable power. The MOU was signed by USAID/Nigeria Mission Director, Melissa Jones, and the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Mahmuda Mamman, to …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has restated its determination to establish collaborative relationships and focus on governance, as part of its commitment to transformative change in the Niger Delta region. During a meeting with representatives of the United States Agency for International Development, (USAID), at the United States Embassy in Abuja, NDDC’s Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku stressed the …

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has mobilised N188 billion in private debt and equity financing to support agribusiness across Nigerian seven states of Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger. The USAID/Nigeria Economics Growth & Environment Office Director, Michelle Corzine disclosed this at the Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity Closeout Ceremony in Abuja. …