…Says Nigeria sends more students than any other African country
The United States government has said that about 14,000 Nigerians who pursued U.S. graduate and undergraduate degrees, brought an estimated $501 million, (about N190.4bn) to the country last year.
The government, which disclosed its website, noted that Nigeria sends more students to American colleges and universities than any other country in Africa.
The information said about 100,000 Nigerians visit the United States in a year. With over 100,000 travelers to the United States each year, Nigerians boost American businesses, colleges, and universities; there are over 8,800 education and exchange programme alumni from Nigeria and the United States, it said.
Nigeria sends more students to American colleges and universities than any other country in Africa and is the eleventh largest source worldwide of international students to the United States. In Academic Year 2019-2020, a record-breaking number of nearly 14,000 Nigerians pursued U.S. graduate and undergraduate degrees, bringing an estimated $501 million to communities across America.
The US, however, regretted that Nigeria has become one of the countries with very complex humanitarian challenges on account of insecurity, adding that “North-East Nigeria has become one of the worlds most challenging and complex humanitarian crises.
The United States is the largest humanitarian donor in response to the crisis, providing $1.45 billion since 2015 and supporting almost two million conflict-affected households.
