This year’s Friends of Nigeria annual meeting will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026, using the Zoom platform. The morning session will begin at 11:00 AM Eastern Time and the afternoon session at 1:30 PM Eastern Time. Use the following link to join the meeting:

FON 2026 Annual Meeting
Aug 22, 2026, login starting at 10:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85432104868

If you don't have the Zoom app on your computer simply click the link shown above, cancel any prompts to open or download the software, and select the small text link at the bottom that says "Join from your browser."

Starting with the general membership meeting, you will hear brief reports from the president, treasurer, membership chair and the chair of the Small Grants Committee. We will also hear from Joe Shaffner, NPCA vice president, on the current state of the Peace Corps.

Following the general membership meeting we will hear from two speakers, Phil Peek (Nigeria 11), Professor Emeritus at Drew University, who will discuss the unique Lower Niger Bronzes, many of which pre-date the famous bronzes of Ife, Benin, and 9th century Igbo-Ukwu; and Philip Effiong, Jr., Professor of Theatre Studies and Integrative Humanities at Michigan State University, whose memoir My Biafran Scar: A War & Postwar Narrative, recounts his experiences during the Biafra-Nigeria war and its aftermath. To conclude the annual meeting, board member Mimi Budd will again host the “cocktail hour” when you can catch up with old friends and share recollections of Nigeria.

Be sure to add August 22 to your calendar

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