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There are many Nigerian Diaspora organizations in the United States that help the political and economic empowerment of the people of Nigerian descent outside of Nigeria. Complementing these formal economic links are a large volume of family remittances from the United States's large Nigerian American population. Yet Nigeria's oil resources and ...
United States Department of State: Background notes on Nigeria This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets . United States Department of State .
Nigerian people of American descent (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Nigeria–United States relations" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Nigeria gained its independence from Britain on 1 October 1960 and it was recognized by the United States.Nigeria's long history dates back to the 15th century where it was discovered by the Portuguese navigators in 1472, the slaves were brought to the American colonies from their homeland of West Africa, which has earned Nigeria as a Slave Coast.
In a study which was carried out by consumer genetics company 23andMe which involved the DNA of 50,281 people of African descent in the United States, Latin America, and Western Europe, it was revealed that Nigeria was the most common country of origin for testers from the United States, the French Caribbean, and the British Caribbean.
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of ...
Notes: The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba on January 3, 1961. From September 1, 1977 to July 20, 2015 United States interests were represented by the United States Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Havana, and Cuba by the Republic of Cuba Interests Section of the Embassy of Czechoslovakia from 1977 to 1991 ...
United States portal; Nigeria portal; Pages in category "Nigerian-American history" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.