Location: Nigeria Date: October 21, 2020 Event: Continued Protests Demonstrations continue across Nigeria. Some protests have become violent, and there have been incidents of property destruction. There are also reports of increases in security force presence and intervention in multiple locations throughout the country, including Abuja, Lagos, and other major cities. There were multiple reports ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 October, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: Abuja, Curfew, Demonstrations, Lagos, Protest
Location: Nigeria Date: October 20, 2020 Event: Ongoing Protests Multiple demonstrations are ongoing across Nigeria – to include areas within the consular districts of Abuja and Lagos. Although most demonstrations are peaceful, some have become violent and have shut down major thoroughfares and bridges. Some police stations have been targeted. Lagos State closed all schools ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 20 October, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: Abuja, Demonstrations, Lagos
Location: Abuja city, Nigeria, particularly these areas often used before: Unity Fountain Eagle Square Wuse Districts The Federal Secretariat Ahmadu Bello Way Herbert Macaulay Way Shehu Shagari Way Event: The U.S. Embassy in Abuja advises U.S. citizens that demonstrations are expected to take place between September 7 and September 9. We have no information about ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 7 September, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: Abuja, American Citizens, Demonstrations
Abuja, Nigeria – Due to reasons beyond our control we are temporarily unable to provide regular services for visa and American Citizen Services in Abuja, but other offices within the Embassy remain open. Please note that consular functions at the U.S. Consulate Lagos are not affected and will continue. Until further notice, applicants are encouraged ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Abuja, closure, Consular Services
Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Presidential Villa Abuja, Nigeria March 12, 2018 MODERATOR: Gentlemen of the press, we are delighted to have hosted the American Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson, who just left our president a short while ago. Now he is here with our minister of foreign affairs, and they are going to ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 13 March, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Abuja, Africa, Donald J. Trump, Nigeria, Rex Tillerson
The below is attributable to the State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Tillerson met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on March 12 in Abuja to strengthen the U.S. partnership with Nigeria. He recognized Nigeria’s leadership in the Lake Chad Basin Multinational Joint Task Force which seeks to defeat Boko Haram and the ISIS affiliate in ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 13 March, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News | Tags: Abuja, President Buhari, Rex Tillerson
Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Presidential Villa Abuja, Nigeria March 12, 2018 MODERATOR: Gentlemen of the press, we are delighted to have hosted the American Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson, who just left our president a short while ago. Now he is here with our minister of foreign affairs, and they are going to ...
Read More»
By olinzena | 12 March, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Abuja, Africa, Donald J. Trump, Nigeria, Rex Tillerson
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON On his first official trip to Africa, Secretary Rex Tillerson will travel to N’Djamena, Chad; Djibouti, Djibouti; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya; and Abuja, Nigeria, March 6-13, 2018. Secretary Tillerson will meet with leadership in each country, as well as the leadership ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 2 March, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News | Tags: Abuja, countering violent extremism, Good Governance, Peace, Rex Tillerson, security, Visit
Abuja, Nigeria- MTD Tigers stop ABC Game Shakers 26-12 On a brisk, sunny, Saturday morning, December 2nd, Zaria’s stadium hosted the first championship of Nigeria’s inaugural American football youth league. The game matched the MTD Tigers against the ABC Dogarawa Game Shakers. In a spirited game, full of big plays and hard hits, the MTD Tigers ...
Read More»
By olinzena | 5 December, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: Abuja, American Football, Youth, Zaria
Abuja, Nigeria- U.S. Mission Nigeria commemorated World AIDS Day today with the theme “Behavior Change for Epidemic Control.” The program took place at the Government Secondary School Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, involving more than 200 Senior Secondary School students from 10 public secondary schools across the metropolis as well as key Government of Nigeria officials ...
Read More»
By olinzena | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: Abuja, Ambassador Symington, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, World AIDS Day
The U.S. Embassy received news of a violent protest in the area of Wuse Market and Julius Berger junction. U.S. citizens should avoid these areas. Exercise caution in these areas; review your personal security plans; remain aware of your surroundings, including local events; and monitor local news stations for updates. Maintain a high level of ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 8 November, 2017 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Abuja, Security Message, U.S. citizens, Wuse
Welcome Honorable Justices of the Appeals Court, Honorable House and Senate Anti-Corruption Committee Chairs all other protocols observed. Good morning and welcome to the U.S. Embassy. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to host this distinguished group to discuss one of the most important policy issues of our time – fighting corruption. Tomorrow, we will commemorate ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 8 December, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Speeches | Tags: Abuja, Anti-Corruption, David Young, roundtable
Abuja, Nigeria – On October 4, 2016, the 2016-2017 American Film Showcase opens in Nigeria as part of the 17th Abuja Film Festival. The Film Festival takes place from Oct 4-7 and is open to the public. To present the American Film Showcase, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja is partnering with Abuja Film Village International ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 30 September, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, News, Press Releases | Tags: Abuja, American, Chargé d’ Affaires, Festival, Film
SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Good morning, everybody. How are you? Everybody good? AUDIENCE: (Cheering.) SECRETARY KERRY: Now, let’s do a little organizing here. You’re getting wet, man. (Laughter.) So I want you – push back a little bit so – now we – I want you to get out of the water. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 24 August, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Abuja, Embassy, John Kerry, Transcript
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Nairobi, Kenya, on August 22 to meet with President Kenyatta to discuss regional security issues and counterterrorism cooperation, as well as bilateral issues. Secretary Kerry will also meet with Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed and other regional foreign ministers to discuss key challenges in East Africa, ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 August, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Abuja, John Kerry, sokoto
(as prepared for delivery) Distinguished Guests, all protocols observed. Good evening, everyone. I’m pleased to welcome you to the celebration of the 240th anniversary of the adoption of our Declaration of Independence. Organizing an event like this requires the hard work of many. Let me thank all members of the Embassy team. In particular, I’d ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 2 July, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Abuja, Barack Obama, Independence Day, John Kerry, July 4th, Remarks
(as prepared for delivery) Good morning. Thank you for coming today to support the Sickle Cell Aid Foundation. The foundation is improving awareness of the sickle cell trait to educate people on the choices they face in reproductive decisions when a parent has sickle cell. Also, thank you to Nkem Azinge, one of our very ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 20 June, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Abuja, Genotype, Sick Cell, Sickle cell day
Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken will travel to Abuja, Nigeria, May 12–14, to lead the U.S. delegation to the second Regional Security Summit and for bilateral meetings. The Deputy Secretary will be joined in Abuja by Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Justin Siberell. At the Regional Security Summit, the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 May, 2016 | Topics: News | Tags: Abuja, Antony Blinken, delegation, Regional Security Summit
