The Federal Government has signed a $2.3bn assistance agreement aimed at fighting extreme poverty with the United States Agency for International Development. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Akande said the agreement would help the government to combat extreme poverty among Nigerians over the next five years. He said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government while the USAID Head of Mission in Nigeria, Mr. Michael Harvey, signed on behalf of the US government during a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, last week. He quoted Osinbajo as noting that since President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the US President Barack Obama in the White House in July, the Nigerian government had seen better cooperation from the US. The Vice-President also noted that there had been great deal of interaction on how the present administration intended to implement its agenda, saying the interaction was because the US wanted the government to succeed. “The issue of the extreme poverty of a vast majority of Nigerians is a very important issue for us. It is at the heart of our economic policy. You can’t have that vast number of poor people and don’t plan around that and for us this is crucial and absolutely important,” Osinbajo was reported to have said. The Vice-President also lauded the inclusion of the North-East among the areas of focus in the agreement, adding that there was a consensus in government to address the problem of out-of- school children and the observed drop in enrolment figures in parts of the nation. He promised that the present administration would continue to lead a transparent and an open government, clean up the business environment and emphasise a bottom-up approach to economic planning. The $2.3bn assistance will cover activities from 2015 through 2020, with the objective of helping Nigeria reduce extreme poverty in a more stable and democratic society. It is expected to stimulate inclusive economic growth, promote a healthier, more educated population and help strengthen good governance. The USAID director said the agreement would provide a solid foundation for the two countries to partner to reduce inequalities across the country.
Source: www.punchng.com/news/us-to-give-fg-2-3bn-to-fight-poverty/

No free food in freetown

Nice

U.S assistance always come with terms and conditions.

Pls let them state the term nd condition openly b4 we will go and shoot ourselves @leg!



Cheeers

We no want.

Give us $2.3bn later una go collect $4.6bn

they won't come and tell us the conditions attached to it... well nigeria can never and will never allow GAY marriages. If u like give us 100trillion dollars

Baba making waves everywhere. Anyway I don't trust the US. They will come up with stringent conditions as. ever

Nigerians are so pessimistic... so US dash federal government money, so it must come with conditions? na wah oo

You mean 2.6 billion to develop the north and Lagos. Nah today? All the money they've been stealing to develop them since inception of democracy nko? No worry, east go still grow pass them

This americans cannot be trusted o...buhari should beware o

na dash abii na loan?

just like devil, gives u can take a whole head

We are seeing the outcome of the travels so fast, and i am 100% sure that our money is in safe hands. God bless Nigeria. Nigeria shall be great again...............

Are w mad in this country.... ...why on earth do we still need help from the western world to fight poverty...are we not crazy in this black nation called nigeria...why can't we just grow up...are we cursed....we are proud to have the richest black African from Nigeria coupled with all our resources and yet the US needs to give us money to fight poverty..i don tire for nigeria...

handsomeclouds:
Baba making waves everywhere. Anyway I don't trust the US. They will come up with stringent conditions as. ever

Baba should diversify our economy and effect resource control as well as true federalism for this useless nation to emancipate herself from poverty...it is sickening to know that at this day and age we still have to be spoon fed...

The begging continues! Change indeed.

IzonOwei:
Baba should diversify our economy and effect resource control as well as true federalism for this useless nation to emancipate herself from poverty...it is sickening to know that at this day and age we still have to be spoon fed...

So sorry your useless nation isn't among the Nigeria Baba is ruling.lest I forget, sorry you are being spoonfed in your useless nation.

US can only sow where they are sure of reaping double.

U.S to give the North (poverty deposed people) $2.3billion..

Everything happens in the North these days

Hope we are safe with this news.

tobimillar:
Nigerians are so pessimistic... so US dash federal government money, so it must come with conditions? na wah oo

you just diplayed to us that you are not universally updated. I wish i can help u.

Now them dey give and buhari dey take, we no sabi the condition behind oh... when next administration come now, everything go scatter again and back to square 1.

handsomeclouds:
So sorry your useless nation isn't among the Nigeria Baba is ruling.lest I forget, sorry you are being spoonfed in your useless nation.

...you forget babas nation is the most useless amongst the useless...the north is as useless as shit...illiteracy and poverty is almost killing them there...and may i inform you that the country i live in has been feeding babas sorry ass country since the inception of this useless nation called nigeria.... ...nonsense...