Claire Pierangelo (m), US Consul General, with the 2020 Opportunity Funds Program Scholars during a reception held in honour of the US-bound students in Lagos on Friday. Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos.
Nineteen high achievings, low-income students from southern Nigeria have received full scholarships totalling $2.17 million to attend American universities and colleges for the 2020/2021 academic session.
This feat was made possible through the Opportunity Funds Program of the United States Consu
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