An Unforgettable 2021

Punch 

As we prepare to transition to 2022, we are grateful for the friendships, strengthened partnerships and progress accomplished toward U.S. and Nigerian goals this past year.  On behalf of the entire U.S. Mission, I extend our warmest wishes for a healthy, peaceful, and joyous holiday season.

At the outset of 2021, we all had high hopes of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.  Now, another variant has come to the centre stage of global concern.  However, thanks to renewed global health collaboration efforts, vaccine development and distribution is gradually making headway.

At the U.S. Mission, we are fortunate to have dozens of our staff working side-by-side with our Nigerian counterparts to monitor and respond to the pandemic.  The strength of our support is reflected in the over $130 million we have contributed towards the COVID-19 health response and the hard work of staff who provide expertise, technical assistance, and logistics support.

So far, we have pledged 36 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria – of which 18 million have been delivered to date, and the balance of 18 million will be shipped in the coming weeks…