Tag:USAID

Agric & Biotech

FCMB, Mercy Corps to uplift 500,000 farmers, vulnerable in North-East Nigeria

About 500,000 farmers and vulnerable people in Nigeria's North-East zone can now access farming friendly and demand-driven financial services, courtesy of a collaboration involving...

Michael Simire - August 30, 2021

Human Welfare

WFP welcomes $5.3m from U.S. for refugee food assistance in Rwanda

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday, June 24, 2021 received $5.3 million from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) to provide...

Michael Simire - June 24, 2021

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USAID earmarks N427m to support Nigeria’s response to COVID-19

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has set aside N427 million ($1.1 million) to support Nigeria’s response to the coronavirus...

Michael Simire - June 16, 2020

Sustainable Devpt

CIFOR, USAID develop interactive wetlands map

The Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) on Tuesday launched an interactive, web-based map of the world’s wetlands on the sidelines of the 15th International...

admin - August 16, 2016

Business

USAID promotes investment opportunities on Nigerian trade route

The need for Nigeria to eliminate impediments to trade facilitation on major highways was the plea by stakeholders at the Road Governance Caravan organised...

admin - April 20, 2016

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How to reclaim Nigeria’s lost cocoa glory, by experts

Ways to boost cocoa produce in the country dominated discussions at a recent gathering in Ibadan, Oyo State, where stakeholders explored measures to address...

admin - March 25, 2016

Business

Nigeria loses N350 billion yearly to shea smuggling – Segun Awolowo

Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Segun Awolowo, has revealed that the sum of almost N350 billion is lost to smuggling...

admin - November 15, 2015

Agric & Biotech