The United States has temporarily shut down its Nigeria Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos. The US government made the announcement in a statement issued on its X handle. According to the statement,

The Olympics were about to take place in Moscow. The world was in crisis. The Games were threatened. The USA reacted, imposing sanctions on the USSR and boycotting the

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

The US Mission in Nigeria announced the date that America's embassy in the African country would be closed and the reason for this temporary action.

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”

The United States Mission in Nigeria announced on its X (formerly Twitter) handle that it will close its operation on Thursday in honour of former President

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, paid glowing tributes to the late former American President, Jimmy Carter, whom he described as a "titan and man of peace".

The U.S. mission in Nigeria says it will close its operation on Thursday, Jan. 9, to honour former President Jimmy Carter.

The US Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will temporarily close on January 9, 2025, to honour the late Jimmy Carter

President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump, former presidents and other dignitaries came together Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter at a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington,

The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter begins Saturday in his home state. Follow for updates on the motorcade from Plains to Atlanta

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's work, he came tantalizingly close, lowering the number of yearly cases from 3.