Foreign students: Canada introduces temporary 2-year cap on student visas, who’ll be affected?
Jan. 23, 2024 …Will result in issue of about 364,000 visas in 2024 Canada on Monday announced a two-year cap on the intake of foreign students after explosive growth in…
COVID-19: Nigeria receives $9.3m Canadian grant to strengthen vaccines delivery
July 20, 2023 The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the…
Canada banning some foreigners from buying property after home prices surged
January 2, 2023 A new Canadian law took effect January 1 that essentially bans foreign buyers from buying residential properties as investments for two years. The law was passed because…
World leaders express shock over U.S. political unrest
World leaders have expressed shock at the political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday, which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington DC. Nonetheless,…
Financing in COVID-19 era: Nigeria wants IMF’s unused reserved assets applied to supplement member-countries’ foreign reserves
In an effort to address urgent financing needs and advance sustainable development of countries in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the reallocation of…
COVID-19: Nigeria High Commission in Canada begins indefinite suspension of passport issuance
The Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday said that it had suspended passport processing for Nigerians in different Canadian communities, to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus…
Gender equality: Over 2bn women, girls face threat as 2030 progress stalls
More than 2 billion women and girls around the world face missing out on the advantages of their male peers as progress towards global gender equality goals stalls, advocacy groups…
Our most important, enduring relations with Canada is education- Buhari tells Trudeau in Addis Ababa
President Buhari in a Bilateral Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Addis Ababa on 9th Feb 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with…
Buhari felicitates with Trudeau, says Nigeria – Canada trade hit $948.4m in 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his election victory, noting with delight that Canada remains Nigeria’s major trading partner with Nigeria-Canada trade totaling $948.4 million…
G7 Summit: Aid Organisations call for $1.3 billion for education
June 6, 2018 With the Group of Seven (G7) Summit approaching, aid organisations have repeated calls for the nations involved to invest at least 1.3 billion dollars to help…