Scholarships and Exchanges Archives | U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria

4H Program Comes to Benue

On May 16, 2017, Dustin Homan, Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange Fellow, arrived Makurdi, Benue State. His mission: to collaborate with 2016 Mandela Washington Fellow, Cosmas Anweh, to launch 4H clubs in Benue State. 4H, which stands for Head, Heart, Hands and Health, is a non-governmental global youth organization. Launched in 1902 in the U.S. state ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 24 May, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Benue, Dustin Homan, Fellowship, Reciprocal Exchange

U.S. Fulbright Specialist Trains 34 Nigerian Nurses in Cancer Patient Care

Ms. Laurie Tauriainen, a nurse with the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Dallas, Texas is conducting a week-long training program for 34 nurses at the National Hospital in Abuja. The training in patient navigation is being organized in collaboration with Project Pink Blue, a non-profit organization led by Mr. Runcie Chidebe, a Nigerian alumnus of ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 29 November, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Barack Obama, Cancer, Laurie Taurianen, Nurses, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Texas

U.S. Embassy Country Public Affairs Officer Aruna Amirthanayagam Opens the 13th Annual Fulbright Conference

Counselor for Public Affairs, Aruna Amirthanayagam, delivered opening remarks on the opening day of the 13th Annual Fulbright Alumni Association Conference and the commemoration the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright program. While addressing the audience at the two-day conference, comprised of Fulbright alumni, students and representatives of government institutions, Amirthanayagam highlighted the words of Senator ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 14 November, 2016 | Topics: Alumni, Events, News, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Aruna Amirthanayagam, Conference, Exchange Programs, Fulbright

Calling on Young Nigerian Leaders: Announcing the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship

Abuja, Nigeria – The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria is pleased to announce that applications for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship began today, Wednesday, September 20, 2016. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, and a key part of the U.S. commitment to invest in the future ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Barack Obama, Business, Civic Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mandela, Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI

U.S. Embassy to Host 17th Annual College Fair

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 ...

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

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