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U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Takes Military Cooperation to New Heights  

U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Takes Military Cooperation to New Heights   U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett visited Abuja January 4 – 5, 2021, where she met members of the National Assembly and senior military officials at the Ministry of Defence.  Secretary Barrett’s visit highlighted the positive trajectory of the military cooperation between ...
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By | 5 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: , , ,

Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard

Looking Back on 2020 with a sense of optimism toward 2021

By Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard   I was proud to arrive in Nigeria and begin my third ambassadorial posting last November.  2020 will long be remembered as the year of the pandemic COVID-19, and we will look back and honor the lives of the more than 1.5 million people worldwide who lost their lives to this vicious pandemic.  2020 also marked 60 years of bilateral ...
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By | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , , , ,

The United States Condemns the Kidnapping of Students in Kankara, Nigeria

The United States condemns the violent kidnapping of over 300 boys from the Government Secondary Science School in Kankara, Katsina State on December 11. We offer our sincere sympathies to the families of the missing students and the security guard killed in the attack. School should be a safe place where children can learn and ...
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By | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: , , , ,

Holiday Security Alert:  U.S. Mission Nigeria

Holiday Security Alert:  U.S. Mission Nigeria (December 16, 2020) Location:  Nigeria Event:  Holiday Security Alert The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos remind U.S. citizens to exercise caution while traveling and residing in Nigeria.  Crime is endemic throughout Nigeria, ranging from petty street crime to carjacking, and crime levels tend to increase ...
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By | 16 December, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens

Passing of Nigerian Ambassador to the United States

Office of the Spokesperson We are saddened by the passing on December 10 of His Excellency Sylvanus Nsofor, Ambassador of Nigeria to the United States, and offer our sincere condolences to his family and all those who worked with him.  Ambassador Nsofor was an important and influential member of the diplomatic community in Washington, D.C. ...
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By | 16 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: ,

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