Nigeria
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Nigeria had some of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers, starting in 1961. The majority of volunteers were teachers.
There were 30 groups who served between 1961 to 1970. A number of volunteers who served were not attached to a group -- some as late as the mid-1970s. In addition, there were another 3 groups who served between 1991-1995.
[edit] Return Peace Corps Volunteers
"Friends of Nigeria" (FON) is a group made up of Return Peace Corp volunteers and staff. FON also includes past CUSO and VSO volunteers. 700 FON members currently support projects in Nigeria, have a quarterly newsletter, a google group listserv, a website (friendsofnigeria.org) with information, their own wiki (wikifon.org) to collect stories, coordinates national and regional meetings and occasional trips to Nigeria.
[edit] Peace Corps News
Current events relating to Peace Corps are also available by country of service or your home state
The following is automatic RSS feed of Peace Corps news for this country.- School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria - The Root (May 19)
- We Will Partner With Peace Corps - Agba - Nigerian Observer (May 11)
- 'Boko Haram insurgents, a threat to 2015 general election' - Nigerian Tribune - Nigerian Tribune (May 03)
- Peace Corps Commend Aregbesola On Security, Education - Osun Defender (Apr 22)