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The U.S. Agency for International Development,USAID, recently announced 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.
Of the new funding, $25 million will
strengthen good governance by supporting state governments’ efforts
to bolster Nigeria’s Open Government Partnership commitments to
improve transparency and fight corruption. An additional $1.5
million will support a healthier, more educated population in
targeted states through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), for a total of $26.5 million in additional
assistance.
USAID is also partnering with federal
and state health ministries to build stronger health systems with the
aim of guaranteeing equitable access to quality healthcare services
nationwide. The additional new funding brings the total U.S.
government assistance provided under the five-year Development
Objectives agreement to $1.1 billion.
“The United States believes that as
the most populous country in Africa, with the largest economy on the
continent, Nigeria holds tremendous influence over the future of
Africa,” Acting Mission Director Erin Holleran said.
“USAID is committed to partnering
with the government and the people of Nigeria to address its
development challenges.”
USAID collaborated with Nigeria’s
ministries of Budget and National Planning, Health, Agriculture,
Power, and Education, as well as state-level government counterparts
to structure the bilateral assistance agreement, which runs through
2020.
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