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Nigerian Sports Visitors participants in a group photo with Embassy Counselor for Public Affairs, Aruna Amirthanayagam

U.S. Embassy to Send Five Nigerian IDP Youth on a Sports Visitors Program in the United States

The U.S. Mission to Nigeria is sending five young Nigerian football (soccer) talents currently residing in Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP) camps and their chaperon to participate in a U.S. State Department sponsored Sports Visitor program from August 1-19, 2019. The five participants, three male and two female, were selected from IDP camps in Benue and ...
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By | 23 July, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Abuja, Nigeria

Location: Abuja FCT, Nigeria and surrounding areas. IMN is protesting in the FCT.  U.S. citizens are advised to avoid roads in and around Abuja FCT until further notice. There have been reports of exchanges of gunfire between protestors and Nigerian Police and protesters have breached the outer perimeter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).  The U.S. ...
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By | 22 July, 2019 | Topics: Alert, News, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: , , ,

U.S. Chargé d'affaires Kathleen FitzGibbon (right) signs a Declaration of Partnership for the U.S. Feed the Future Nigeria Country Plan with Mr. Ernest A. Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning (left) and witnessed by Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, deputy governors and other officials. The Plan will boost agri-business, resilience, and nutrition in 11 states of Nigeria.

U.S. Signs Declaration of Partnership with Nigeria to Improve Food Security

Feed the Future ‘Country Plan’ will boost agri-business, nutrition, and resilience Abuja – On July 18, the governments of the United States and Nigeria jointly signed a declaration of partnership to launch a five-year Feed the Future Nigeria Country Plan to increase investments in food security, build greater resilience, and improve household nutrition in the ...
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By | 19 July, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , , ,

2019 EducationUSA Lagos pre-departure students who have received offers of admission and scholarships to attend U.S. colleges and universities in fall 2019.

U.S. Universities Offer $7.5m in Scholarships to Nigerian Students

Lagos—More than 303 Nigerian students from the 17 states of southern Nigeria have received no less than $7.5 million in full or partial scholarships from 225 American universities and colleges to study in the United States for the 2019-2020 academic session. Acting United States Consul General Osman Tat disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday during ...
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By | 16 July, 2019 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Anton Smith- Talking Points for Youth Exchange and Study (YES) PDO

Congratulations on your selection for the 2019/2020 Youth Exchange and Study program. You will be joining a growing number of nearly 300 students who have had the opportunity to spend one academic year in the United States and experience the cultural diversity in America. Just like Nigeria, the United States is a country with rich ...
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By | 16 July, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Speeches | Tags: , ,

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