Nigeria ranked 11th largest country worldwide Students from Nigeria increased by 5.8 percent to 13,423 in 2018/2019 The number of international students in the U.S. set an all‐time high in the 2018/19 academic year, the fourth consecutive year with more than one million international students. The total number of international students, 1,095,299, is a 0.05 ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: EducationUSA, Open Door Report
Good morning. I want to thank you all for coming and to welcome you to the 2019 EducationUSA College Fair. Our annual Fairs provide the most up-to-date information on study in the United States for prospective students and their families. I wish I had had such a target-rich environment when I was looking for colleges. This is your opportunity ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Speeches | Tags: College Fair, Education, EducationUSA, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Study in the U.S., Universities
EducationUSA Opportunity Funds have made it possible for 30 underprivileged Nigerian students to attend American universities and colleges with full scholarships estimated at 7.2 million dollars in four years. These students are scheduled to matriculate beginning in the fall 2019 semester. Most of the students would not have been able to access higher education in ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 July, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, Events, News | Tags: EducationUSA, Opportunity Funds Program, Scholarships
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 U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 July, 2019 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Education, EducationUSA, Scholarships, Universities
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2018 – The number of international students in the United States surpassed one million for the third consecutive year, increasing by 1.5 percent to reach a new high of 1,094,792 million, according to the
2018 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange . Open Doors 2018, released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the U.S. Department ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 13 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: EducationUSA, Exchange, Open Door Report, Study in the U.S.
Welcome to the 19th Annual EducationUSA College Fair. We’re excited to host this event with our partner the Supreme Education Foundation. Thank you students and parents, educators and college representatives for attending – I hope that you will all benefit from this opportunity! First, let me mention a few things about the U.S. Mission to ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 September, 2018 | Topics: Lagos, News, Speeches | Tags: College Fair, EducationUSA, Lagos, Study in the U.S.
Nigeria ranks #1 in Africa, #14 in the world as a source of U.S. international students The 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange reveals there were 10,674 Nigerians studying in the United States during the 2015-16 academic year, making Nigeria the leading source of African students and ranked 14th worldwide as a source ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 November, 2016 | Topics: Education, Press Releases | Tags: African Students, EducationUSA, International Education, Open Door Report, Student, Study in the U.S.
Members of the Nigerian education community, representatives of U.S. colleges and universities, parents, and most importantly students, it’s my pleasure to be with you this morning to open the 17th Annual EducationUSA College Fair. It’s been a number of years since I was in your shoes, but I remember the optimism, excitement, and challenge of ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 September, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Speeches | Tags: Chargé d’ Affaires, College, College Fair, EducationUSA, Study in the U.S., University
In an effort to increase the number of Nigerian students studying in the United States, the U.S. Embassy will convene its 17th annual EducationUSA College Fair on September 28 and 29, 2016. With the themeEducationUSA: Exploring a Myriad of Opportunities, the fair will provide students the opportunity to explore the diversity and vitality of higher ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S. | Tags: College Fair, Colleges, EducationUSA, Study in the USA, University
Lagos––Prospective undergraduate students interested in studying in the United States will have an opportunity to explore their options at the Annual College and Career Fair organized by the U.S. Consulate General Lagos. The Fair, in its 17th year, will be held in Lagos on Monday, September 26, 2016, at Chrisland High School, Ikeja and on ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: College Fair, EducationUSA, University