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Nigerians spent N190bn on education in America last year – US
Nigerians in pursuit of graduate and undergraduate degrees expended an approximated $501 million (N190,129,500,000.00 as of Wednesday, April 28, 2021) in societies across America, the US government has stated.
The country disclosed in a fact sheet on Tuesday after US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken had a virtual summit with President Muhammadu Buhari and Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama.
A copy of the fact sheet issued by the United States Government on its website was acquired by our journalist on Wednesday.
The United States additionally said that a record was broken in the academic year 2019-2020 with almost 14,000 Nigerian students in pursuit of various programmes in the nation.
On educational and cultural relations, the fact sheet stated, “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 program alumni from Nigeria and the United States.
“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 US graduate and undergraduate degrees, bringing an estimated $501 million to communities across America. In 2020, advisees of Education USA services received scholarships worth $28 million.
“The United States provided more than 9 million teacher’s guides and books in five of Nigeria’s most widely spoken languages to advance early grade reading.”