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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
Read More» 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 …
Read More» 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 …
Read More» 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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