There are now 3 direct flights between Nigeria and US

 "When I took office on the 6th of May, 2010, we had only 1 airline operating direct flights between Nigeria and The U.S. Today, due to improvements we made in the nation's aviation sector with the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria Project (TRACON) and the Category 1 certification 2 airlines, Continental and United are commencing direct flights bringing the number of airlines connecting us direct from the U.S to 3." GEJ