Public Affairs Section
The Mission of the Public Affairs Section in Lagos and Abuja is to improve understanding and inform the Nigerian public on issues of importance. We also wish to enrich the dialogue between American citizens and institutions and their counterparts in Nigeria. We gladly invite you to browse our Home Page to learn more about our services, cultural and educational exchange programs.From Cultural Affairs Section, please obtain information on American Studies and our other exchange and scholarship programs. The Information Section provides the press releases we distribute periodically, past speeches by the Ambassador, and other important speeches by U.S. government officials.
We also invite you to learn about the information resources and research services provided by our Information Resource Centers (IRCs). The Democracy and Governance Section has Grant Program which finances activities that support democratic institutions, political pluralism, and the protection and advocacy of human rights in Nigeria. We also provide valuable services for those wishing to Study in the United States. Please visit our Student Advising office.
Initiatives:
¤ Education For Development And Democracy Initiative Nigeria - Overview
¤ The Nigerian-American Information Initiative (NAII)
¤ Community Resource Center Vision Statement
¤ EDDI-AGSP Nigeria Scholarship Fact Sheet
Embassy Publications:
Crossroads Magazine
MAGAMA (Hausa) Magazine
| Hours of Operation | |
| Abuja Office Monday - Thursday 7 :30 AM - 4:30 PM Friday 7 :30 AM - 1:30 PM Lagos Office Monday - Friday 7 :30 AM - 4:00 PM Offices are closed on Nigerian and American holidays. |
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7, Mambilla Street, off Aso Drive Maitama District, Abuja Nigeria, Telephone: (234) 9 523-5226/7 Fax:(234) 9 523-5228 E-Mail: usabuja@state.gov Public Affairs Section, Lagos 2, Broad Street, Lagos Nigeria Telephone: (234) 1 263-4865 Fax: (234) 1 263-5397 E-mail: uslagos@state.gov |
Other Program Highlights:
- African American History Month
- American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN)
- Celebrating the Legacy of Ralph Johnson Bunche (1903 - 1971)
- Earth Day Celebration
- Education Advising Center: Visa Orientation Program
- Grants/Fundraising Workshop for NGOs
- Handover Ceremony Of Bola Ige
Information Technology Center (CRC) - Hispanic Heritage Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- July 4 Celebrartions
- March on Washington
- Martin Luther King Celebration
- Photo highlights of Ambassador John Campbell At Opening Of The American Corner, Kano
- Photo highlights of The July 4 2004 Celebrations Abuja and Lagos
- Providing International Leadership After 9/11: The IVP Experience
- Researching The Internet: Skills Workshop For Librarians
- September 11 Remembrance Program
- Signing of Community Resource Centers' Memoranda of Understanding
- Special Lectures
- U.S. Aids Nigerian Military In Fight Against HIV/AIDS
- U.S. Global Aids Coordinator Ambassador Randall L. Tobias Visits Nigeria
- U.S. Jazz Ambassadors
- U.S. Mission Builds Clinic For Rural Villages
- U.S. Provides Agric Assistance To Nigeria
- VOA's Leo Sarkisian And Rita Rochelle's Visit to Nigeria
- The Roundtable Discussion on "Legacy of Whitney M. Young Jr." and The Rededication of The Whitney M. Young Jr. Information Resource Center
- The Signing Ceremony for the Ambassador's Self-Help Program and the Democracy and Human Rights Fund
- Women's History Month
- Youth Exchange Scheme (YES)