The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Ahunna Eziakonwa, has commended the Nigerian government and the National Assembly for allocating $200 million to healthcare funding following the withdrawal of assistance by the United States Agency for International…
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…Lay Off Thousands Of Workers President Donald Trump has informed the United States (US) Congress of his decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), leading to the termination of nearly all the remaining jobs…
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The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has raised alarm over the devastating impact of the sudden halt in U.S. foreign aid funding, warning that without urgent intervention, the global AIDS pandemic could resurge.…
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…says 98% of funding comes from foreign donors John Oladapo Obafunwa is the DG/CEO of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). A professor of forensic pathology, ex-VC of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo,…
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The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall US assistance around the world, putting numbers on its…
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in Nigeria have been charged to brace up for an emerging adverse global environment. Chairman, Board of Directors, Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST), Prof. Chinedum…
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Kano Concerned Citizens’ Initiative (KCCI) has thrown weight behind the move to scrutinize the operations of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) being funded by foreign-based agencies in the state. KCCI pointed out that the urgent need to…
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Former Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, on Monday, said the withdrawal of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is not the biggest challenge facing Northern Nigeria. New Telegraph recalls that United…
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The United States Agency for International Development, (USAID), was established on November 3, 1961 by President John. F. Kennedy to unite several US existing foreign assistance organizations and programmes in the United States under…
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A United States Federal judge has removed a hurdle for one of President Donald Trump’s administration’s remaining steps in its dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The judge did so by…
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