In 2020/2021, the United States remains the top destination for international students, welcoming over 914,000 international students from over 200 places of origin according to the 2021 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. International students build life-long connections with Americans, their peers, host families, professors and communities. These relationships help grow America’s international partnerships, forging ties that help …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 November, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: Educational Exchange, Open Doors Report, Students
Lagos–– From October 12 to 28, more than 500 high school students from underserved communities of Agege, Alimosho and Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos Education District 1, participated in a series of STEM workshops sponsored by the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos. During the workshops, the students learned how to build, program, and fly drones, computer coding, solar panel …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 2 November, 2021 | Topics: Education, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Drones, STEM, Technology
Lagos––Fifty teachers from the Lagos State Education District One have completed a five-day STEM training workshop tagged “Global Air Drone Challenge for Teachers.” The teacher capacity building workshop led by instructors from U.S.-headquartered Global Air Drone Academy was sponsored by the U.S. Consulate General in partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Education. Throughout the …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 18 October, 2021 | Topics: Education, Events, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Drone, Schools, STEM, Teachers
Lagos— On Friday, Street to School Initiative, a U.S. government exchange alumnae-led organization, in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate General, launched “Re-imagining EducationX 2021: The Teacher on the Move.” Through this teacher capacity-building workshop, 300 high school teachers from Lagos, Rivers and Enugu states will acquire skills in effective virtual classroom pedagogy, best practices in curriculum development, lesson planning, …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 October, 2021 | Topics: Education, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Cultural Exchange, Digital Literacy, Skills, Teachers
Ibadan— To enhance quality of learning, teaching and research, the U.S. Consulate General on Wednesday donated textbooks and other higher education reference materials to KolaDaisi University, Ibadan. Working in close coordination with the university management and faculty members, the Public Affairs Section of the Consulate General sourced the up-to-date, high-quality textbooks from publishers in the United States …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 7 October, 2021 | Topics: Education, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Book Donation, Exchange Programs, Ibadan, KolaDaisi University, Stephen Ibelli
Abuja — On September 23, 2021, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Mission Director Katie Donohoe, together with officials from Gallaudet University, the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf ( NNAD ), and other partners launched a new activity to empower deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind children and youth through education, employment, and …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 24 September, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Deaf, USAID
Abuja – On September 9, 2021, USAID Mission Director Dr. Anne Patterson joined Nigerian education officials and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to mark the closing of a three-year U.S. and UK government-funded activity that significantly increased safe and relevant educational opportunities for children and youth in crisis environments in Nigeria. Launched in 2018, …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 9 September, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Borno, Children, out-of-school, Yobe
Lagos— Thirty Opportunity Funds Program scholars of the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos have received fully-funded scholarships totaling $4.35 million to attend American universities and colleges for the 2021/2022 academic session. Following a competitive selection process, the 30 high-achieving, low-income students received financial aid from the U.S. Consulate General that covered expenses involved in the college …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 July, 2021 | Topics: Consul General, Education, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Claire Pierangelo, EducationUSA, Scholarships, Students
Good Afternoon. It’s very exciting to welcome you back to the U.S. Embassy this afternoon. I would like to start off by congratulating all Nigerian students who were accepted to schools in the United States this year. But a special congratulations is in order to those of you celebrating here at the Embassy today. You …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 8 June, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, News, Speeches | Tags: Consular, Student Visa Day, Study in the U.S.
Abuja – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a three-year, $2.05 million grant to Washington, DC-based Gallaudet University to support initiatives to advance education, employment, and life opportunities toward the empowerment of deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind children and youth in Nigeria. In collaboration with its partners, the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 3 June, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Deaf, Gallaudet University, USAID
Gombe – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported the distribution of supplementary Hausa reading materials – Ina Son Karatu! (I Want to Read! in Hausa) – to 157,000 primary grade learners in Adamawa and Gombe states. The USAID Strengthening Education in Northeast Nigeria (SENSE) activity, implemented by the American University of Nigeria …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 May, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Adamawa, Gombe, Hausa language, USAID
Abuja — On May 18, 2021, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded its five-year education flagship activity — the Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI Plus) that introduced a new local language early grade reading approach that was adopted by six Nigerian states. Implemented in close partnership with Bauchi and Sokoto states, and in …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 18 May, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: NEI Plus, sokoto, USAID
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 …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 6 June, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Education, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: assistance, Malaria, Sanitation, USAID, Water
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to be here today to witness yet another edition of the Beyond School Community Challenge and the Young Leaders Assembly. Last year’s event had me looking forward to the next edition since the beginning of this year. One of the most fulfilling things about our …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 23 September, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Education, Speeches | Tags: Beyond School Community, Education, Mandela Washington Fellow, YALI2020, Young Leaders
EducationUSA Opportunity Funds have made it possible for 30 underprivileged Nigerian students to attend American universities and colleges with full scholarships estimated at 7.2 million dollars in four years. These students are scheduled to matriculate beginning in the fall 2019 semester. Most of the students would not have been able to access higher education in …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 July, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, Events, News | Tags: EducationUSA, Opportunity Funds Program, Scholarships
The U.S. Mission to Nigeria is sending five young Nigerian football (soccer) talents currently residing in Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP) camps and their chaperon to participate in a U.S. State Department sponsored Sports Visitor program from August 1-19, 2019. The five participants, three male and two female, were selected from IDP camps in Benue and …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 23 July, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Exchange, IDP, IVLP, Sports
On July 15, Embassy Abuja’s Public Affairs Section conducted a pre-departure orientation for twenty (20) Nigerian high school students selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Youth Exchange and Study program (YES). These young, deserving students will depart Nigeria in August for the one year exchange program in the United States. During the …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 July, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News | Tags: exchanges, High School, YES, Youth Exchange and Study
The U.S. Mission to Nigeria will send 60 young Nigerians to participate in the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship program for six weeks from June 18 to August 2. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). It is composed of academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. A total …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 9 May, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: leaders
Nigeria retained its top ranking as the number one source of African students studying in the United States, according to the 2017 Open Doors Report released on Monday, November 13. The International Educational Exchange data released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) shows that there are 11, 710 Nigerian students currently pursuing their educational goals in the United …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 17 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: Exchange
Nigeria ranks #1 in Africa, #14 in the world as a source of U.S. international students The 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange reveals there were 10,674 Nigerians studying in the United States during the 2015-16 academic year, making Nigeria the leading source of African students and ranked 14th worldwide as a source …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 November, 2016 | Topics: Education, Press Releases | Tags: African Students, EducationUSA, International Education, Open Door Report, Student, Study in the U.S.
In an effort to increase the number of Nigerian students studying in the United States, the U.S. Embassy will convene its 17th annual EducationUSA College Fair on September 28 and 29, 2016. With the themeEducationUSA: Exploring a Myriad of Opportunities, the fair will provide students the opportunity to explore the diversity and vitality of higher …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S. | Tags: College Fair, Colleges, EducationUSA, Study in the USA, University
