There are about 13,000 Nigerians studying in US universities.
This was revealed on Wednesday by the Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, US Embassy, Malia Heroux, noting that 39,000 students from Africa studied in the US every year, noting that Nigerian students represented one-third of all African students studying in the country.
According to The Punch’, she disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, while speaking during the US Embassy 2019 EducationUSA College fair with the theme “Solidifying Connections and Exploring New Frontiers.”
The cultural officer said there were no specific targets for the number of students who study in the US every year from Nigeria, adding that studying in the US was voluntary.
She further said that all EducationUSA officials advised about 81,000 students across Nigeria on the benefits of studying in the US last year through emails, skype, messages, and phone calls.
According to Heroux, the high population of Nigerian students in the US does not mean that Nigerian educational institutions were not living up to expectations.
She said, “There is a wide variety of programmes being offered in both the US and Nigeria, including linkages between universities in the America and Nigeria.
“We also have a lot of graduate students looking to go after they have completed their undergraduate education here.”
