U.S. consulate assists 33 Nigerian students receive $2.92 million in scholarship

Thirty-  3  excessive  accomplishing  Nigerian   college students  have   obtained  complete  scholarships totaling $2.  ninety two  million   to wait  American universities and   schools  for the 2024/2025   educational  session.
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This feat   changed into  made   feasible  via  the Opportunity Funds Program of   the USA  Consulate General Lagos   this is  designed to   boom  get admission to  to U.S.   better  schooling  establishments  for   quite  certified  global  college students  who've  constrained  sources  to   cowl  in advance  prices  of attending a   college  withinside the  United States.

Delivering   comments  at a reception in Lagos in honor of the U.S.   sure  college students , Consul General Will Stevens congratulated   the students  on their admission to   numerous  top notch  U.S. universities to pursue   research  in a   various  variety  of disciplines.  He   advised  them to take   benefit  of the   possibilities  American universities   should  provide  and   come to be  actively   concerned  withinside the  many   groups  and   golf equipment  in an effort to  increase  their   enjoy  as   global  college students .
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"This Fall,   you may  be part of  the over 17,000 Nigerian   college students  reading  withinside the  United States. You have   correctly  navigated the daunting U.S.   university  and   college  admissions   procedure  and   we're  so excited   to your  future. You have excelled in Nigeria, and I   haven't any  doubt that   you may  keep  that   route  of   educational  excellence," Consul General Stevens   instructed  the departing   college students .



One of the departing Opportunity Funds Program scholars, Salimat Opeyemi Sofela   in the course of  the reception.
Chigozie Paul Odo,   one of the  2023 Opportunity Fund Program scholars,   obtained  complete  investment  for a Ph.D. in Chemistry   on the  University of South Carolina. His doctoral   studies  will   cognizance  on immuno-  remedy  with the   aim  of contributing to lasting   answers  to the   remedy  of cancer. Odo, who   misplaced  his father and sole breadwinner for his   own circle of relatives  in the course of  his   2nd  12 months  at   college , expressed appreciation to the U.S.   authorities  for   masking  the   in advance  prices  of   making use of  to U.S. universities   via  the Opportunity Funds Program.  "My dream of   reading  withinside the  United States which   appeared  not possible  is now a reality," he added.

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