Good afternoon! Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Governor of Plateau State, His Excellency Simon Lalong; Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Right Honorable Abok Izam; Chief Judge of Plateau State, Honorable Justice Yakubu Dakwak; Honorable Commissioners; heads of government agencies; civil societies; members of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 17 June, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches | Tags: Albinism, Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, Human Rights
April 26, 2021 Via Teleconference MR ICE: Great, thank you. Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for joining us. I’d like to welcome you now to this call previewing Secretary Blinken’s virtual trip to Africa, which will take place tomorrow. Just a quick reminder here at the top: This call is on the record, but ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 27 April, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Acting Assistant Secretary Bob Godec, COVID-19, Human Rights, President Buhari, Secretary Blinken, Virtual Travel
Abuja – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced notification of an additional $168.5 million in development assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in a 2015 bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments. This funding increases the total U.S. assistance to the Nigerian people to $2.16 billion under the five-year ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 22 March, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: development assistance, DOAG, Education, Human Rights, USAID
(Abuja, Nigeria) The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office of the U.S. Embassy has donated equipment to support the Correctional Information Management Systems of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS). Acting Controller General of Nigeria Correctional Services, John Mmrabure, received the equipment presented by Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard. Noting that the equipment donation was the first ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 24 February, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, Donation, Equipment, Human Rights, Nigeria Correctional Service
The United States strongly condemns the use of excessive force by military forces who fired on unarmed demonstrators in Lagos, causing death and injury. We welcome an immediate investigation into any use of excessive force by members of the security forces. Those involved should be held to account in accordance with Nigerian law. The right ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 22 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Demonstrators, EndSARs, Human Rights, Protests
March 11, 2020 SECRETARY POMPEO: From the time we declared our independence as a free nation, the United States has committed itself to the ideals of democracy, individual freedom, equal protection under the rule of law, and the protection of human rights. Our nation was founded on the premise that all human beings are created ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 March, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Reports, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights, Report, Secretary Pompeo
In December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (54/134), proclaiming November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Today, I stand before you because I want to reaffirm the enduring U.S. commitment to preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV) globally. There is a rising trend of ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 November, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Speeches | Tags: Aruna Amirthanayagam, GBV, Gender, Human Rights, Violence Against Women, Women
Abuja, FCT – Today, Rosalyn Wiese, Director, U.S. International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Nigeria, delivered remarks during a graduation ceremony for 28 officers from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) that successfully completed advanced human rights training. The goal of the week-long training course was to provide advanced human rights training to NPF officers ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 6 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights, INL, Law Enforcement, Nigerian Police Force, Rosalyn Wiese, training
As Prepared for Delivery Deputy Vice Chancellors Gursoy and Adeshina, members of the administration and faculty of Nile University, students, and friends, thank you for your warm welcome. This is my first visit to your institution, and from your beginnings back in 1998 with 23 students to the near 200 that now fill this hall ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 18 January, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Barack Obama, Human Rights, John Kerry, Nile University, Religious Freedom
