Ms Dabiri-Erewa praised the leadership of NiDOA in a virtual address during the NiDOA 2024 annual general meeting and world conference held in the U.S.
Mr Egopija served as Nigeria’s consul general from April 2021 to March 2024.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived in Washington DC, to attend the United States-Africa Leaders Summit.
The envoy said shortage of passport booklets was no longer a problem and applicants would be able to get their passports by December to travel home for Christmas.
“About 10 million Nigerian households consume an average of one litre of honey annually at the cost of $30 million, half of which is imported.”
Passport requests that have yet to be responded to since 2018 and 2019 in Chicago, Minnesota and Indianapolis.
The document noted that the turnaround time for passport production for 2021 average was 12 to 14 weeks.
“We will always remember home, even if we are immigrants in the U.S.,” stated the Nigerian envoy.
An application, however, must have a National Identity Number (NIN) to qualify for the passport.
“Nigerians in the U.S. keep flying our flag high as our nationals excel in their various endeavours.“
