U.S. Chargé d'affaires Kathleen FitzGibbon (right) signs a Declaration of Partnership for the U.S. Feed the Future Nigeria Country Plan with Mr. Ernest A. Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning (left) and witnessed by Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, deputy governors and other officials. The Plan will boost agri-business, resilience, and nutrition in 11 states of Nigeria.

U.S. Signs Declaration of Partnership with Nigeria to Improve Food Security

Feed the Future ‘Country Plan’ will boost agri-business, nutrition, and resilience Abuja – On July 18, the governments of the United States and Nigeria jointly signed a declaration of partnership to launch a five-year Feed the Future Nigeria Country Plan to increase investments in food security, build greater resilience, and improve household nutrition in the ...
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By | 19 July, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , , ,

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Prosper Africa – Initiative to Boost Trade and Investment Between the U.S. and Africa

The new Prosper Africa initiative reflects the U.S. government’s belief that open and transparent economies should determine the future of African countries.   On his recent trip to Sudan, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and South Africa, U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy stressed that the US wants to be Africa’s trade and investment partner. He explained ...
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By | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Trade | Tags: , , ,

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TRANSCRIPT: Telephonic Press Briefing With Assistant Secretary Tibor P. Nagy Jr., on Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan’s Travel to Africa

Press Conference Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs Via Teleconference February 12, 2019 MODERATOR: Good morning to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Media Hub. I’d like to welcome our participants dialing in from across the African continent and thank you all for joining the discussion. Today, we’re ...
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By | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Speeches | Tags: , , , , , , ,

U.S. & Nigeria Agree to Commercial and Investment Dialogue

Abuja, Nigeria – Yesterday, U.S. Department of Commerce and Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (MITI) finalized the Memorandum of Understanding to formally establish a new bilateral policy instrument focused on trade and investment between Nigeria and the United States. The U.S.-Nigeria Commercial and Investment Dialogue (CID) is a U.S. Department of Commerce and ...
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By | 21 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: , , , , ,

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U.S. Showcases Business Opportunities in Enugu, Partners Governor Ugwuanyi on Bilateral Trade

Lagos––The Foreign Commercial Service of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria concluded a four-day outreach (April 4-7) to Enugu State that focused on expanding commercial ties between the U.S. and Nigeria, especially the South Eastern geo-political zone. During the outreach, a team of trade and commercial specialists from the U.S. Mission to Nigeria, led ...
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By | 10 April, 2017 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

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