The United States Consul General F. John Bray on Tuesday in Lagos disclosed that there are currently 11,710 students from Nigeria studying in the United States. With that number, he said Nigeria becomes 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa and 12th in the world.
Bray who made this remarks during the pre-departure orientation for Nigerian students heading to U.S. to study said that compared to last year, the figure represents a 9.7% increase. He added that the number of Nigerians studying in the United States has been going up for the past seven years.
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