Chika Oriuwa, a psychiatry resident at the University of Toronto, Canada, has been named one of Canada’s 50 most influential people by Maclean’s power list Ms Oriuwa ranked 37 in the 2022 Maclean’s Power List, which according to Maclean, is a list of “50 Canadians who are forging paths, leading the debate and shaping how we […]
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Canada says it didn’t beg Buhari for 1 million Nigerian immigrants
CBTV had reported that the Canadian PM had written to Buhari to allow at least one million Nigerians move to Canada under a new Employment and Migration Programme designed for immigrants. However, the Canadian embassy took to its official Twitter account (@CanHCNigeria) on Tuesday, April 16, to dismiss the story as false. “If you’ve seen […]
Canada budgets $902m to stop thousands of Nigerian border-crossers, others
Asylum seekers who are steps away from Canada listen as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police tells them they will be arrested as they cross over from New York state, north of Plattsburgh Nigerians make up a sizeable majority of thousands of people who have illegally crossed into Canada from the U.S. to file refugee claims […]
Canada says Nigeria’s 2019 elections ‘credible’, congratulates Buhari
Canada’s High Commission in Nigeria has certified Nigeria’s 2019 general elections to be credible, despite admitting that it was also plagued by logistical challenges, irregularities and violence. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 23, and conducted Governorship and State House of Assembly elections two weeks later on […]
Canada is ready to take in more than 1 million new migrants over the next three years
Canada, everyone’s new favourite country, has announced its plans to take in more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years. So, what are you waiting for? While America is driving hard to stopping the influx of immigrants with the construction of its famous wall, Canada is seeking for ways to offset […]