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Statement on the Signing of the Peace Accord for the 2019 Elections

The United States warmly congratulates the presidential candidates and parties who have signed the Peace Accord for the 2019 Presidential elections. We also congratulate all those advocates for Peace and Democracy who have worked together to achieve this important result. Your Peace Accord is a great step towards the goal shared by all Nigerians of ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Democracy, Elections, Peace

Message for U.S. Citizens: National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush- Closure of the U.S. Embassy Abuja & Consulate General Lagos

In honor of the death of Former President George H. W. Bush, President Donald J. Trump has declared Wednesday, December 5, 2018, as a national day of mourning. Therefore, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Wednesday December 5th. No consular services will be available. If you ...

By olinzena | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: closure, George H.W. Bush, Holiday, mourning, President

World AIDS Day 2018 – PEPFAR Releases 2018 Results

U.S Mission Nigeria has announced its achievements, under the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Fiscal Year 2018. These results show that, in 2018: PEPFAR provides life-saving HIV treatment to over 800,000 Nigerian men, women, and children living with HIV. Approximately 7.4 million Nigerians have received HIV counseling and testing services under ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 30 November, 2018 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: PEPAR15

Health Alert – Polio – U.S. Embassy Abuja, Nigeria

Location: Countrywide Event: On October 28, The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States issued a Travel Notice for polio in Nigeria. The Nigerian Ministry of Health has reported several cases of poliovirus in the northern states of Nigeria. CDC recommends that all travelers to Nigeria be vaccinated fully against polio. Because of the risk ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 30 November, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: Polio, Travel Notice

USAID Concludes Activity Supporting 625,000 AIDS Orphans, Vulnerable Children and their Caregivers

Abuja – In a ceremony on November 28, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded a five-year activity that provided support for 500,000 children orphaned or made vulnerable by the AIDS epidemic, and 125,000 of their caregivers. Since 2013, the $45.3 million Sustainable Mechanisms for Improving Livelihoods (SMILE) activity, funded by the U.S. President’s ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Children, HIV/AIDS, SMILE

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