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DCM Kathleen FitzGibbon

DCM’s Remarks for the Joint Stakeholders Dialogue on TIP and SOM

Good morning.  I’d like to thank NAPTIP and the Nigerian Immigration Service for inviting the U.S. Mission Nigeria to be part of your Joint Stakeholders Dialogue on trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling.  In November, we participated in NAPTIP’s Five Year Planning Conference and was encouraged by the level of representation in the room from ...
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By | 27 January, 2021 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: , ,

COVID-19 Field Hospital Donation Affirms U.S. Commitment to Continued Partnership with Nigeria

On January 22, 2021 Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard joined Honorable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, to commission a mobile field hospital donated by the United States Government to help Nigeria’s effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The field hospital is located at the Federal Medical Center, in Jabi, Abuja. The ...
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By | 25 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

L-R: U.S. Consul General, Claire Pierangelo; Facilities Manager, U.S. Consulate General Lagos, Ibraheem Muhammed and U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard unveil the U.S. Consulate General's Air Quality Monitor on Monday, 25 January 2021 in Lagos.

U.S. Launches Air-Quality Monitors to Track Pollution In Lagos, Abuja

Lagos- U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard on Monday unveiled the U.S. Consulate General’s reference-grade Air Quality Monitor, effectively linking Nigeria to air quality index information and health messaging from the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA). The monitor supplies data to the ZephAir app, which is free to download on Apple and Google Play ...
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By | 25 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

Remarks by Ambassador Leonard – COVID-19 Mobile Field Hospital Commissioning Ceremony

January 22, 202 • The Honorable Minister of State for Health, Dr.  Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora • The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi • The Director General, Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekwazu • The Chairman of Board, Federal Medical Center, Jabi, Dr. Alex Tosan Ideh • The Chief ...
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By | 23 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches | Tags: , , , , ,

Health Alert – Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs

Location: Worldwide – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all airline passengers traveling to the United States, including U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test or recovery from COVID-19. Event:  Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide either a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel or provide a positive test result and ...
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By | 20 January, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: , ,

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