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United State Secretary of State Antony Blinking
has said Nigeria is an essential country in

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sapping the future. The US Secretary
of State statut this on Tuesday during a

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press creeping when he visited Nigeria as
part of his Africa tour. According to

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Antony Blinking, United States of America
is working in collaboration for the use of

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artificial intelligence to push of developments in
Africa, which he set Nigeria as the

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largest population, economy and democracy has
made essential efforts in africa developmental quest.

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Antony Blinking noted that Africa has shaped
the past, the present and currently chef

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in the future. The US Secretary
of State Antony Blintin arrived in Nigeria and

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met with President Bolatingbo in Abuja,
and letter headed to the country’s economic capital,

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Legos to engage with the business community
and commissioning of American Corner in Legos.

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At Legos, Antony Blinking Ongueness they
met Bosunti Journey, Nigeria’s Minister of

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Communications, in Version and Digital Economy. The two authorities met during the Digital

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Technology Showcase at twenty first Century Technology
in Legos, Nigeria. Lincoln also met

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Nigerian entrepreneurs and innovadors that partied in
the show case. He later visited the

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nick at Hilary where he watched dancers
performed. Governor of Legos States, Babajide

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san war Ulu received the United States
Consul General in Legos, Will Stevens,

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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinking David
Green Chad Daffirs at Interim US Embassy in

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Abuja during Lincoln’s transit three Legos as
the presidential win of the Motala Mohammad International

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Airport, Ikeja. On Weuenness dead
the twenty fourth of January twenty twenty four,

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samho Ulu disclosed this in photos shed
on his social media handles on wed

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Accordingly, san u Ulu said it
was a pledgio to welcome the United States

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Secretary of State Mister Anthony Blinking so
Legos while transitting at the Presidential with Mortala

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Mohammad International Airport. We are always
open to strengthening diplomatic sides and discussing shared

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interest for a brighter future. His
recent worlds recognizing Lego’s well deserved reputation as

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a tech and innovasion of great to
hear as we stand proud as a breeding

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ground for innovative success. Our city
remains open to fostering international partnership that contributes

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to our collective progress. Lincoln had
unweld the American Corner in the Laky area

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of Legos, States on witness there
US evastly said since two thousand, the

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US has launched two hundred and forty
five American Corners in approximately sixty countries.

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It was learned that the American Corners
serve as region our resource centers for information

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and programs highlightening American culture, history, current events, and government. The

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facility on weld on Red Breast the
United States of American President to abidence policy

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to propel digital transformation and foster a
digital ecosystem in Sub Saharan Africa. According

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to country’s paper, b Demi Ojo, co founder Kleworld Pharmacy and Vice President

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Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria
captured the moments of Anthony blinking in Legos

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while commissioning the American Connor program.
B Demi Ojo wards are represented below.

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Weberton Exciting day today was beyond amazing
as I represented the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni

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Association m WFL as Vice President to
the grand launch of the American Corner Lecy

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commissioned by the distinguished US Secretary of
State Anthony Blinking. Huge shouts out to

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the US Consulate General Legos for the
invites present with the incredible leaders like Minister

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of Communications and Digital Economy, Doctor
Persunti Journey, US Ambassadors to Nigeria David

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Green, US Consulate General Will Stevens
and Chairman CEO at twenty first Tury Technologist

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Wallet adjustabut to, the vibes were
electric. Secutary Clinking’s speech was inspiring,

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emphasizing their commitment to the BBANT US
Nigeria relationship while present the tech powers of

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Nigeria and the impact of programs like
the Mandela Washington Fellowship. He applauded twenty

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first century Technologies for their role in
building digital infrastructure to enable technology in Nigeria.

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He also applauded the Minister of Communications
and Digital Economy for making Nigeria a

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tech powerhouse judging from the quality of
innovation coming from the country. The ribbon

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curtained by Secretary Blinking was the highlights
and its mass historic moments. The American

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Connor Leaky is expected to eduit innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity. The Alla

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Deja Kurumi, a twenty eighteen Mandela
Washington Fellow who has now become a board

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member of MW and shared her incredible
journey, highlighting the transformative power of the

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fellowship and the amazing CEO of twenty
first century technologists shared their own inspiring twenty

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five year journey from hombole beginnings.
US Consulate General Will Stevens nowed his speech

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to had a last networking with the
US Embassy and consult staff, important personalities,

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dignitaries, celebrities, presidents, anti
leaders from various US government exchange programs.

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The American connat all left me breathless. From events, places, to

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podcasts and video recording studios and an
education of plaid that this tech heaven is

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in my community. Grateful for this
opportunity and can’t work for Mandela Fellows to

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laborate this spaes Africa has shaped our
past, it is shaping the present,

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it will shape our future. Nigeria, as Africa’s largest country, largest economy,

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largest democracy, is essential to that
effort and we are doing a lot

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of work together already to drive in
a positive direction. We’re driving climate action.

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As partners in the Global Methane Coalition, we’re pushing for permanent representation for

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African voices and the Own Security Council
in other international organizations that need to reflect

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the realities of today, not just
the day that they were created many,

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many years ago. We’re working and
collaborating to support the development and use of

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artificial intelligence for good with thirty other
Atlantic countries. We’re driving blue economic development,

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environmental protection, science and technology exchange
through a new partnership for Atlantic cooperation.

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Due In the course of that meeting, several issues were discussed by lateral

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nature as well as multilateral nature.
They ranged from food security, to agriculture,

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to pharmaceuticals to security itself in the
region, and I have to say

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that the discussions were very fruitful and
the decision was also made that a number

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of these issues would be further discussed
at the upcoming Nigeria US by National Commission