US Signs $2.1bn Development Assistance Deal With Nigeria

The United States of America has signed a $2.1billion Development Assistance Agreement with Nigeria.

DAILY POST reports that the agreement has been signed at the statehouse in Abuja by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama. Information Guide Nigeria

According to DAILY POST,  Antony Blinken said that America is ready to work closely with Nigeria as the challenges citizens of both countries face cannot be addressed singly.

Blinken revealed that developing capacity for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines in Africa is going to be critical as there almost certainly will be another pandemic.

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DAILY POST reports that Blinken said, “We know that there is much that we can do together to build our economies back even stronger after the pandemic.

“Much of that goes to the right kinds of investment in infrastructure in making sure that the investments we’re making together are really a race to the top for our people.

“We appreciate the security cooperation that we’re developing and making sure that we do it in a comprehensive way that puts our concerns about people first and foremost in what we’re doing.” Jamb Result 

Also Speaking, the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo said, “This is probably a providential way of showing just how interconnected the whole world is. There is no real solution without everyone being protected from this pandemic and the possibility of others.

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