Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 1, 2018 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Deputy Secretary John Sullivan met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama on April 30, as part of the official working visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Washington, DC. The Deputy Secretary recognized Nigeria’s leadership on our shared ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: bilateral trade, Geoffrey Onyeama, John Sullivan, Opportunity, President Muhammadu Buhari
Rose Garden 1:39 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. Thank you. Today, I’m honored to host President Buhari of Nigeria at the White House, right here in the beautiful Rose Garden. President Buhari, I want thank you very much for traveling to Washington for these important discussions. It’s a true pleasure to welcome ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Speeches, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: President Buhari, President Trump, Press Conference, Washington D.C., White House
Oval Office 12:09 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It’s an honor to be with President Buhari of Nigeria. We have many things that we do together, as you know, probably — especially on terrorism and terrorism-related. We also have a very big trade deal that we’re working on for military equipment — ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 May, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Chibok, Oval Office, President Buhari, President Trump, Washington D.C., White House
President Donald J. Trump will welcome President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to the White House on April 30, 2018. President Trump looks forward to discussing ways to enhance our strategic partnership and advance our shared priorities: promoting economic growth and reforms, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security, and building on Nigeria’s role ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 April, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: President Buhari, President Trump, Visit, White House
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC Today, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced nearly $533 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Nigeria, as well as countries in the Lake Chad region, where millions are facing life-threatening food insecurity and malnutrition as a result of ongoing conflict or ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 7 March, 2018 | Topics:
Africa, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Lake Chad Region, Malnutrition
Abuja, Nigeria – On December 14, the U.S. Government through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) donated 2.9 million bed nets for distribution in Sokoto State. The bed nets, valued at $8.1 million will be distributed in all 23 local government areas of the State. The U.S. Government also provided an additional $1.5 million for logistics, ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Bed Nets, Malaria Initiative
Abuja, Nigeria- MTD Tigers stop ABC Game Shakers 26-12 On a brisk, sunny, Saturday morning, December 2nd, Zaria’s stadium hosted the first championship of Nigeria’s inaugural American football youth league. The game matched the MTD Tigers against the ABC Dogarawa Game Shakers. In a spirited game, full of big plays and hard hits, the MTD Tigers ...
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By olinzena | 5 December, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Abuja, American Football, Youth, Zaria
Abuja, Nigeria – Yesterday, U.S. Department of Commerce and Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (MITI) finalized the Memorandum of Understanding to formally establish a new bilateral policy instrument focused on trade and investment between Nigeria and the United States. The U.S.-Nigeria Commercial and Investment Dialogue (CID) is a U.S. Department of Commerce and ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Bilateral, Business, Dialogue, Investment, TRade, U.S.-Africa
The United States-Nigeria Bi-National Commission (BNC) met on November 20, 2017, in Abuja, Nigeria. The BNC was co-chaired by Geoffrey Onyeama, Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria and John J. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of State, United States of America. This year’s BNC focused on advancing U.S.-Nigerian shared prosperity, including discussion ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: BNC, U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC On behalf of the American people, I congratulate the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian people as you celebrate your national independence on October 1. The United States and Nigeria have a strong and enduring partnership that benefits both our nations. The U.S.-Nigeria partnership is ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 October, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Anniversary
Remarks of Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. Under Secretary for Political Affairs U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, DC (As prepared) Introduction Good morning. Thank you President Lindborg for your very kind and generous introduction. To you and to Ambassador Carson I am grateful for the invitation to participate in this important and timely symposium. It is always ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Speeches, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Democracy, Good Governance, Under Secretary Shannon
Special Briefing Nathan Holt Deputy Director, Office of West African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs Via Teleconference Washington, DC May 9, 2017 MS NAUERT: Thank you so much. Well, good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining us today for the call on Nigeria. We’re joined by Nathan Holt, the deputy director of the Office of West African ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 10 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Briefing, crisis, humanitarian assistance, ISIS, US-Nigeria
Today’s Working Level Meeting of the United States-Nigeria Bi-National Commission reaffirmed the depth of cooperation between our two countries. Representing the United States were officials from the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. These senior officials formed three principal ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: Insurgency, U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission, United States, working group
Abuja, Nigeria – On October 5, the United States of America, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced $92.73 million in additional developmental assistance to support the five-year $2.3 billion agreement signed with the Nigeria Government in 2015. This brings the total of development assistance provide to $474.74 million. This funding will continue ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 October, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Issues, embassy, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: aid, developmental assistance, governance, humanitarian, Lake Chad, poverty, USAID
Abuja, Nigeria – Speaking yesterday at a Nigerian-American Chamber Of Commerce Conference on SME Financing and Franchising, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires David Young said United States has provided more than half a billion dollars in annual assistance to Nigeria in the areas of health and security, but is also increasingly focused on the issues of economic stability ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 6 October, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Nigeria
| Tags: African Business, AGOA, Chargé d’Affaires, DCM, Nigeria-American Chamber of Commerce, SME
