The outgoing United States Deputy Consul-General in Lagos, Ms Dehab Ghebreab, on Monday said about 300,000 Nigerians currently live in different parts of the U.S.
Ghebreab told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the number of Nigerians in America is increasing.
She added that about 30,000 Americans currently live in Nigeria.
“It has been estimated that there are currently about 300,000 Nigerians working, studying or doing business in different states of America.
“We also have about 30,000 Americans living in different parts of Nigeria today.
“There is a growing increase in the people-to-people relationship between Nigeria and the United States today,’’ she said.
Ghebreab noted that after decades of mutual partnership between Nigeria and the U.S, relations between the two nations had grown favourably within the last five years.
She said both countries will continue to have closer ties in years to come.
NAN
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