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
Abuja – Nigeria has made progress over the last five years in promoting the wellbeing of its citizens – such as increased levels of breastfeeding and decreased incidence of malaria – yet the newly released 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) shows that significant challenges remain. The 2018 NDHS results, released today at a ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 6 November, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: Health, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Survey, USAID
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
On September 23, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Kathleen FitzGibbon, accompanied by members of the Mission’s volunteer-led Green Stripe Initiative, visited the LEA Primary School in Gwarimpa, and two local recycling facilities. Upon arriving at LEA Primary, around 450 primary school children gathered to sing a welcome song to the visitors. Large boxes of school supplies ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News | Tags: Kathleen FitzGibbon, Protect the Earth, Recycling, School
On September 21, the PAS Abuja hosted the closing ceremony of the soccer academy for Internally Displaced Persons at the Kuchin Goro IDP camp. The three-month Soccer Buddy Project engaged more than 100 teenagers in the camp using sports as a tool for reorientation. The program also provided the youth with training in leadership and ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News | Tags: Basketball, Internally Displaced Persons, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Soccer
Lagos–– On Monday, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria and the American Business Council, in partnership with the Government of Nigeria and members of the private sector, launched a two-day Intellectual Property (IP) Symposium on the theme “The Bane of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals and Piracy.” The symposium brought together a broad range of stakeholders including senior officials ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Health, Intellectual Property, IPR, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Pharmaceuticals, Piracy
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 U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 July, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: Feed the Future, food security, Investment, Kathleen FitzGibbon, USAID
The Partnership between Nigeria’s Ministry of Defense (NMOD) Health Implementation Program (HIP) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute of Research through its U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Nigeria (USAMRD-A/N) has played a primary role in curtailing the scourge of HIV/AIDS among troops, their families and civilians living around the barracks. “All combined, ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 June, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News | Tags: CDC, Health, HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Walter Reed
