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Article: TDA Announces $1,605,000 in Infrastructure Project Assistance to Nigeria; Director Grandmaison Signs $350,000 Grant as Part of President Clinton's Trip.
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- August 28, 2000
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ABUJA, Nigeria, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ --
As part of President Clinton's trip to Nigeria, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Director J. Joseph Grandmaison announced the agency's approval of $1,605,000 in grant assistance for priority infrastructure projects in the country. These grants are the first offered since TDA officially opened in Nigeria following the country's successful transition to a democratically elected government in 1999.
"Nigeria is set to take the lead in West Africa as an economic powerhouse," said Director Grandmaison. "As a market-driven export assistance agency, TDA has mobilized its Africa program to bring U.S. private ...