Nigerian CSOs Left Out as New Global Funds Fill Post-USAID Void - Media Talk Africa

New sources of development funding for Nigerian CSOs in a post-USAID world, By Judith-Ann Walker

USAID’s Exit from Nigeria Prior to USAID’s exit from the Nigerian development and humanitarian programming space in January 2025, the Mission was the country’s largest international development funder, outstripping all other bilaterals including the European Union. USAID was on record classifying Nigeria as “the single most important strategic partner for the United States in Africa”(https://2021-2025.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ICS_AF_…

Nigerian CSOs Left Out as New Global Funds Fill Post-USAID Void - Media Talk Africa

Nigerian CSOs lose out as new global funds fill post-USAID void. Levers for Change and PRO awards go to global groups, not local ones, raising concerns about lo