America has stated that it offered Nigeria with over $1.2 billion in help up to now yr. This was disclosed by the Cost d’ Affairs of the united statesdiplomatic mission in Nigeria, David Greene.
He said this whereas delivering a message along with different members of the consulate on the Mission’s actions up to now yr (2023) and the technique for 2024 concerning the U.S.-Nigeria partnership.
Mellisa Jones, the Director of america Company for Worldwide Improvement, (USAID) Mission in Nigeria said that the U.S. offered over $1.2 billion in help to Nigeria throughout totally different sectors of the economic system from schooling, well being, humanitarian assist, democracy, and so forth.
She said,
- “America offered over $1.2 billion in help to Nigeria final yr supporting financial improvement, schooling, well being, democracy, humanitarian aid, and far more”
By way of safety and defence, the Defence Attache of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja said that the United offered $5 million for navy coaching and tools through the previous yr and round $3 million for justice and safety reforms.
Well being and local weather change
Within the well being sector, america spent round $570 million in 2023 on the prevention of tuberculosis, HIV, and COVID-19 coupled with round $71 million on decreasing malaria-related deaths.
Additionally talking through the occasion was Alima Abubakar of USAID Nigeria who detailed efforts of america in direction of strengthening democracy in Nigeria.
In line with her, the U.S. supported 44 civil organizations that offered voter schooling to over 68 million voters throughout the nation.
The Mission additionally said that its assist for Nigeria’s methane pledge was a part of efforts to scale back emissions and averting the damaging results of local weather change in Nigeria.
What you must know
Nigeria’s diplomatic relations with america have confirmed useful to each nations. Between 2011 and 2021, Nigeria obtained round $45.1 billion in FDIs from the United States- solely behind Egypt in Africa.
