The United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Federal Government signed a developmental assistance agreement covering the next five years.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and USAID/Nigeria Director Michael T. Harvey signed the agreement during a ceremony at Aso Rock Villa. U.S. Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Shawn E. Flatt was also present.
The $2.3 billion agreement comes on the heels of President Muhammadu Buhari’s July visit to Washington, D.C. The agreement covers activities from 2015 through 2020 and aims to help Nigeria reduce extreme poverty in a more stable, democratic society. Activities will stimulate inclusive economic growth, promote a healthier, more-educated population, and strengthen good governance.
“This agreement will provide a solid foundation for our two countries to partner together to reduce inequalities across the country,” said Mr. Harvey. “I commend the Vice President and National Planning Commission for their leadership and support of the activities under this agreement,” he added.
In an effort to align Nigeria’s development plans with sector-specific strategies, USAID collaborated with the National Planning Commission; the Nigerian ministries of health, agriculture, power, and education; and state-level government counterparts to structure the agreement.
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what American gives with one hand they collect with the other.Nigeria doesnt need anyone loan to fight poverty,collect all the embezzled monies and use it wisely...una no dey hear word!
Orinma.
ReplyDeleteThanks US....now if you could just release the remaining $200 billion of our stolen funds laying around in your banks we should be just fine. :))
DeleteMy thoughts exactly Dieziani should bring back our money.
DeleteThey only released back some of our stolen funds through this agency.
DeleteWhere are those castigating Baba for travelling abroad?as if he will sit at home&solutions droped on his laps.i smell CHANGE.
ReplyDeleteThis is no solution.
DeleteHe who goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing.
No be only terrorist /thieves we go dey beg American to help us fight biko....
ReplyDeleteStella you are on point. Need one say more?
ReplyDeleteThese monies have been coming in as long as I can remember, yet the poverty level keeps rising like the tide. Hmmn!
ReplyDeleteGhanaman signing out!!!
Btw,i need a graduate on English language,my English sucks this days,with all this internet abbreviation et al,pls i need someone to tke me on Dictions,writing&spoken English.Pls drop ur comment.Tks in advance
ReplyDeleteAww! U re so real Apple. Unfortunately, we re in same boat. Who go teach us bekee ooooo?
DeleteA lot of graduates who studied English language cannot speak good English. Just go to the market and buy Basic English, First Aid in English, Oxford Advanced learner dictionary and all the secondary school English text books. The English language taught in secondary school is enough to teach you. Read as many novels as you can.
DeleteYou do, you really do, your command of the English language is very poor. Did you stop attending school after your local comprehensive secondary school?
DeleteWhere are those castigating Baba for travelling abroad?as if he will sit at home&solutions droped on his laps.i smell CHANGE.
ReplyDeleteU know what?
DeletePlss if u don't have anything sensible to say just Shut up!!
UAE, Saudi arabia, Kuwait
They all aint better than us but we have greedy leaders
Do u know if they set aside 2million barrels of crude
Sell it and share a million naira to each 150+ million Nigerians per month
We will live comfortable and still have more than enough to develop this country?
But who sai?
What do we need USAID for?
The Americans re the modern day devil
They will never give u nothing without expecting more back just like the devil itself
AiD? All they need add is S to spell AIDS and aids kills
They will kill us sofri
We don't need their aid
We re very blessed and just need good leader to lead us to the promise land
Don't allow ignorance kill u reasoning
Or should I say poverty?
Them do well
ReplyDeleteNa dia biz be dt. Nigerians problem isn't poverty, but greed by our leaders. No love for the country, all they care about is how to bring in more money and siphone it for their selfish benefits. May God help us.
ReplyDeleteThey ll pocket all the money
ReplyDeleteGovt officials will shop it
ReplyDeleteTalk to modernisation and globalization versus dependency......shades of neocolonialism...( just thinking)
ReplyDeleteBorrow or give?
ReplyDeleteAnd the West continues to buy into the Nigerian Shares..........guess our independence still remains in theory.. all the billions circulating under the pretence of potential recovery funds will just disappear again and my dear country will remain in debt. Can we just not take any loan or gifts for the west? Countries are not charitable organisations NIGERIA BEWARE.
ReplyDeleteMy friend my friend. Long time!!! I sight you jare.
DeleteMy friend my friend. Long time!!! I sight you jare.
DeleteWhats in it??
ReplyDeletePoor country. The money will still be embezzled physically or metaphysically. Mtchew
ReplyDeleteSee Stella mouth like collect all the money back! Those yeye Uk still dey hold alot of our money they took frm sm of our tiff tiff politicians n they re using excuse of following procedures. So if returning/collecting all stolen funds takes 20years make pple continue to suffer?
ReplyDeleteHell me ask o... .some ppl go just dey think with their anus
DeleteI really wish those that need this money will get it. My heart broke when I saw the kind of life IDPs live. Those people are really suffering. And the poor innocent children?? No one deserve that kind of life. Its an irony that boko haram instead fighting the big fishes in the country, they end up making the poor even poorer.
ReplyDeleteNigeria we hail thee!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCollecting d money isn't d problem,but d usage!if this money is used well,d returns in d economy can pay up d loan.its because in all dese years monies are being collected from intl communities are only diverted and embezzled,which ends up leaving us in huge debts.
ReplyDeleteWith Sai Baba this will make a difference for once.
Is this a kind of loan or dash.. Asin free of charge. Ofe.. Take no pay back?
ReplyDeleteSDK
ReplyDeleteWell said
At wat cost are dey giving dis money? Wats the interest rate? I no dis people have a alterior motive Baba go slow should be careful
ReplyDeleteStella olodo what embezzled money? What the government needs to do is create a comfortable environment for investors and encourage small businesses, the ripple effect will affect the common man. Our institutions are not functioning, poor security etc...I think we will continue to have these problems until we go back to why we are together as a country in the first place. I think if we go back to regional governments so even divide, it would be better for everybody. We are too big as one nation for anybody to manage.
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Na only five people go chop that money nobi lie.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
The much awaited change is here. Praying I get a job from this change.
ReplyDeleteI hope it is utilized for the purpose it was given,and not find its way into some pockets.
ReplyDeleteStellz, you're on point..
ReplyDeleteOsinbajo is tool* Can these politicians not read America? I give up!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the catch. US doesn't give out anything without a condition
ReplyDeleteAmerica never gives anybody one cent for free. If they give, you pay back. They don't need the money but you will pay back in other ways. Never take money from the US government. You will pay it back. There is nothing free with America. Buhari don't take the money o, I am begging you, don't take it.
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