Water Archives | U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria

USAID Partners with Imo to Improve WASH State to ‘corporatize’ Water Board for better performance

Owerri – On July 16, 2020, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Stephen M. Haykin joined with Governor Hope Uzodinma in a virtual signing ceremony to formalize a new partnership with Imo State to improve the management and delivery of water and sanitation (WASH) services to help people live healthier lives through reliable ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: E-WASH, Governor Hope Uzodinma, Sanitation, Stephen M. Haykin, USAID, Water

With USAID Support, Nigeria’s Niger State Creates New Water Corporation to Improve Service Delivery

At the end of May, Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello signed into law a bill establishing a new State Water and Sewerage Corporation, an entity that will replace the existing state Water Board. Enacted to improve urban water delivery and sanitation services, the new corporation was supported by USAID through its Effective Water, Sanitation, ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 10 June, 2020 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: Sanitation, USAID, Water

USAID Provides an Additional $234 Million for Health, Agriculture, and Education in Nigeria

Development assistance under 2015 agreement reaches $1.8 billion Abuja – On June 2, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced notification of an additional $234.5 million in development assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in the 2015 bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement (DOAG) between the U.S. and Nigerian governments. Most of ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 6 June, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Education, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: assistance, Malaria, Sanitation, USAID, Water

USAID Launches ‘Water for Agriculture’ Activity Promotes Livelihoods for Farmers in the Northeast

Abuja – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a three-year, $8 million Cooperative Agreement to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) that will boost the livelihoods of crop and livestock farmers in the conflict-affected states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe by improving the water supply in crisis-affected zones in northeast Nigeria. ‘Water for Agriculture’ ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 22 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Agriculture, Farmers, Herders, Northeast Nigeria, USAID, Water, Women

U.S. Government Launches $2.5 million Water and Sanitation Project for Kaduna and Bauchi States

Kaduna, Nigeria – Today at the State House, the U.S. government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new water and sanitation activity that will help Kaduna and Bauchi states improve the health and hygiene of their populations. Under the two-year, $2.5 million Water and Sanitation Coordination Project (WCP), USAID will work with ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 May, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Sanitation, Water

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