The U.S. Mission to Nigeria will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in observance of the Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Earl Carter....Read Full Article >>➤
The Mission urged Nigerians to join Americans in honouring the life of “a leader who championed peace, democracy, and human rights throughout his presidency and beyond”. The date when the offices in Abuja and Lagos will be reopened for regular operations has been noted.
FCT, Abuja – The United States (US) Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos state will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
According to the US Mission to Nigeria in a statement on Wednesday evening, January 8, 2025, the temporary closure is to honour former American leader, Jimmy Carter who died on December 29, 2024, aged 100. Carter served one White House term from 1977 to 1981.
The US Mission stated that it remembers the late Carter as a tireless advocate for peace, democracy, and human rights.
The statement partly reads: “As the first U.S. President to visit Nigeria, he strengthened U.S.-Nigeria relations and supported Nigeria’s democratic process. His legacy continues to inspire us.” It is understood that the US Embassy in Nigeria will resume normal operations on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Jimmy Carter’s funeral to hold on Thursday
According to reports that on Tuesday, January 7, Carter’s flag-draped casket arrived at the Capitol on a horse-drawn caisson after a funeral procession down Pennsylvania Avenue. Family members followed on foot, in a nod to Carter’s walk down the boulevard during his 1977 inauguration. Cadets from the U.S. Naval Academy saluted the former Navy submarine officer.
Both President Joe Biden and the incoming US leader, Donald Trump, are expected to attend Carter’s funeral service on Thursday morning, January 9.
Biden was expected to deliver the eulogy. After the funeral, Carter’s remains will be flown back home to Georgia. His body will be interred later that day in his hometown of Plains.
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