16,039 Nigerians Studying In US —Official

Nigeria ranked the top with the highest of students from Africa studying in the US, Rachel Canty, Deputy Director, Student and Exchange Visitor Programme, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has said.

Speaking at the  Foreign Press Centre International Reporting Tour: US Community Colleges and Workforce Development programme in Washington D.C, Canty said Nigeria has 16,039 students in the US.

The tour was organised by the Foreign Press Centre, Bureau of Public Affairs, US Department of State to provide foreign journalists with information on opportunity available to foreign students in community colleges in US.

Nigeria has continued to retain its top ranking as the number one source of African students studying in the US with over 16000 students as at March pursuing their educational goals

“There are over 36,000 students from Sub Saharan Africa studying in the US.