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,

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.

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.”

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

On Sunday, a former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, listed some similarities he shared with the late Jimmy Carter, a former American President.

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