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U.S. funding to UNODC fights human trafficking and improves law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is pleased to announce approximately $6.8 million in contributions to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for projects in Nigeria to combat trafficking in persons. The INL donation will fund UNODC to train the Nigeria Correctional Service in ...
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By | 17 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: , , , ,

Remarks by Kathleen FitzGibbon, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Men’s Conference on Gender-Sensitive Constitutional Reform

To all the donors, partners, advocates for gender equality, and government representatives, thank you for your commitment to increasing the participation of women—half of your population—in the political discourse of Nigeria. As Vice President Kamala Harris said at the 65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March, “Democracy is a ...
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By | 14 September, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: , , , ,

US-CDC Trains 40 Public Health Officials in Nigeria on Emergency Response

Lagos––The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) on Monday kicked off a two-week capacity building program in Lagos for Nigerian experts on public health emergency response. The training seeks to certify the first cohort of 40 participants drawn from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), state-level ministries of health, the Nigeria ...
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By | 13 September, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

USAID Education Program Manager Olawale Samuel (right) receives an award for his work on the Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria activity from His Royal Highness Alhaji Mai Abubakar Umar Suleiman, the Emir of Bade, Yobe State (right).

USAID Activity Reaches 200,000 Out-Of-School Youth in Conflict-affected Borno and Yobe States

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 | 9 September, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

Routine Message to U.S. Citizens: Register to Vote

Location: Nigeria Date: September 9, 2021 Event: Election   Note: This information is current as of August 24, 2021. As further changes may occur, please check the election calendars and state pages at FVAP.gov for real-time information.   Request your absentee ballot at FVAP.gov now for the states below.    The following states have elections in the ...
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By | 9 September, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens | Tags: , , , ,

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