Lee Satterfield, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, is scheduled to visit Nigeria from March 17 to 22, according to a statement released on Friday.
During her visit, Satterfield will travel to Lagos and the federal capital territory, where she is expected to engage in “key bilateral” discussions aimed at expanding access to education and enhancing economic opportunities through the creative arts.
The statement said: “Assistant Secretary Satterfield’s trip to Nigeria builds on a recent visit by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and reinforces the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to Africa by focusing on people-to-people connections between Americans and Nigerians.”
Okay.ng recalls that Blinken, US secretary of state, visited to Nigeria in January, during which he highlighted the readiness of American entrepreneurs and companies to invest in the Nigerian economy.
We have tech giants that have teamed up with their Nigerian counterparts to help meet President Tinubu’s one million digital jobs initiative,” Blinken stated during his visit.
“Our tech incubators are fostering Nigeria’s next startups. Our venture capital companies are working to finance, so we want to work in partnership to help drive Nigeria’s technological revolution, which is creating jobs, growing businesses, and springing innovations in both of our countries.”
