Adnan Siddiqi, the counselor for public affairs at the US Embassy in Nigeria, reported that in 2022, Nigerians studying in the US received roughly N23.2 billion in financial help and scholarships.
Siddiqi made this announcement on Monday at the start of the 22nd annual U.S. Embassy and EducationUSA College Fair.
He claimed that students counseled by EducationUSA received financial aid and scholarships.
The advisor pointed out that the fair offers details on careers in academia as well as study abroad opportunities.
He claimed that approximately $30 million (23.2 billion naira) in financial aid and scholarships had been given to students who had been counseled by EducationUSA just in the previous year.
The counselor also revealed that over 9,000 student visas were issued by Mission Nigeria in the previous year, a staggering rise of 405.3% in visa issuance.
The next most popular states for receiving Nigerian students after Texas are Illinois, New York, Georgia, and Massachusetts.
According to Siddiqi, 14,400 Nigerian students are currently enrolled in colleges and universities across the US.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia are reported to be represented by the students’ 973 universities.
Nigeria is the African nation that sends the most students to the United States, he continued.
It is important to note that Nigeria sends more students to the United States than any other African nation, according to Siddiqi, who was quoting a recent report.
at all 50 states and the District of Columbia, over 14,400 students are now enrolled at over 973 institutions, according to the most recent data. The most populated state is none other than Texas, in case you were wondering.
He identified the yearly exhibition as the reason there were more Nigerians studying in the US.
In addition to helping Nigerian students secure more financial assistance and scholarship options, our yearly college fairs have been essential in increasing the number of outstanding applicants to American colleges.
“Many of those students attend a variety of American institutions, from small liberal arts private colleges to large state universities,”
The fair saw participation from representatives of 45 American schools and universities.
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