Distinguished guests, I am delighted to see you all here today virtually to welcome you to the first ever Virtual Franchise Trade Mission! When the COVID crisis first struck the world and eventually Nigeria earlier this year, there were so many massive changes that we all had to take in. In short order…our way of ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 23 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Commercial Affairs, Speeches | Tags: Business, Entrepreneurship, Franchise, Trade Mission
Lagos––– U.S. Consul General Claire Pierangelo on Tuesday reiterated the importance of Nigeria’s entrepreneurs to the continued growth of economies in the West African sub-region and the prosperity of the continent. Speaking at a one-day capacity-building seminar for the first cohort of U.S. sponsored Tony Elumelu Foundation alumni, Ms. Pierangelo noted that population trends in ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 January, 2020 | Topics: Consul General, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Grant, Market, Prosperity, Tony Elumelu Foundation
Distinguished guests and partners in development, I am pleased to join you at the 2019 Small and Medium Enterprise Conference, hosted by the Kaduna State chapter of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce. We at the U.S. Mission in Nigeria are happy to partner with you again on this annual event. The topic of this year’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: AGOA, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Nigeria-American Chamber of Commerce, Prosper Africa, TRade
Lagos — Tuesday March 28 and Wednesday March 29, the U.S. Consulate General Public Affairs Section (PAS), in collaboration with Field of Skills and Dreams (FSD), a vocational training and leadership institute, hosted a two-day Conference for Emerging Entrepreneurs. Consul- General F. John Bray noted in his opening remarks that “entrepreneurship can launch you on ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 3 April, 2017 | Topics: Events, Lagos, News | Tags: alumni, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, training, YALI
Abuja, Nigeria – The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria is pleased to announce that applications for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship began today, Wednesday, September 20, 2016. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, and a key part of the U.S. commitment to invest in the future ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Barack Obama, Business, Civic Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mandela, Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI
