Economy: Nigerian Students, Others Contribute $42.4bn To U.S. – Official - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 31, 2019
The United State Department of State Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs says Nigerians and other internationalstudents contributed 42.4 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in 2017/2018session.
A senior official of the Bureau, who spoke oncondition of anonymity, announced this during the Tour of the U.S. CommunityColleges and Workforce Development programme in Washington D.C on Saturday.
The tour was organised by the Foreign Press Centre,Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State to provide foreignjournalists with information on opportunity available to foreign students incommunity college in U.S.
The official said that there were 1,094,792international students studying in the U.S. as of 2018 supporting more than450,000 jobs in the U.S.
According to the official, the number ofinternational students in the U.S in 2018 surpassed one million for the thirdconsecutive year.
According to the official, 450,000 U.S. jobs are supportedby hosting international students on U.S. campuses.