A senior official of the Bureau, who spoke on condition of anonymity, announced this during the Tour of the U.S. Community Colleges and Workforce Development programme in Washington D.C on Saturday.
According to the official, the number of international students in the U.S in 2018 surpassed one million for the third consecutive year. “International students made a significant financial impact on the United States in 2017, contributing 42.4 billion dollars to the U.S. economy through tuition, room and board and other expenses,” said the official
Nigeria, according to the official, has continued to retain its top ranking as the number one source of African students studying in the U. S. with over 16,000 students as at March pursuing their educational goals.“As of March 2019, there are 16,039 students from Nigeria studying in the United States with 54 per cent male and 46 per cent female students.“This is an increase of 3,342 students over 12,693 students recorded in November 2018,” the official said.
vanguardngr For those that don't know, USA is a brutal environment to survive for most Nigerians until you get there that's when you realize you've made the biggest mistake of your life. Only very few are lucky.
vanguardngr What good are the contributions to USA that don't appreciate anything and get same people deported over simple traffic infractions. Is that not a picture of some of them been returned back to Nigeria? They might as well stay in Nigeria and make the best of their lives.
vanguardngr And d youths are lazy...
vanguardngr Blame FG
vanguardngr Education tourism lol. That is why there will be no political will to build our own to the world standard.
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