Nigeria

• Maritime colleges cap admissions from some countries

  Ghana and Nigeria are some of the hardest-hit countries, with thousands of applications delivered to NSCC for the 2024 academic year.

  Education

  Dec 19, 2023
  
• Explosion at Canada’s high commission in Nigeria leaves 2 dead: Joly

  Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Monday an explosion at the high commission in Abuja, Nigeria, led to a fire that left two people dead.

  World

  Nov 6, 2023
  
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• Deadline arrives for Niger juntas to reinstate president but tensions remain

  Nigeria's Senate pushed back on Saturday against the plan by ECOWAS urging Nigeria's president, the bloc's current chair, to explore options other than the use of force.

  World

  Aug 6, 2023
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• Over 60 Vendors at Nigerian Entrepreneurs showcase in Regina

  More than 60 vendors set up shop at the Nigerian Entrepreneur Summer Hangout in Kiwanis Park in Regina.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2023
• Kingston’s West African community settles who makes the best jollof rice

  The Nigerian and Ghanaian communities in Kingston came together to settle the age old argument of who makes the best Jollof rice. The dish is popular in countries in West Africa.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2023
• Nigeria presidential election: Voters face delays in hope of bringing change

  There were reports of scattered violent incidents on Saturday, though not on the scale seen in previous elections in the country of over 200 million people.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2023
• Land borders shut ahead of Nigeria election as soldiers patrol, residents stock-up

  "Internal movements have been restricted to the polling units. There will also be no movement of persons across national borders," the ministry of interior said in a statement.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2023
• 3 Nigerian stowaways found on ships’ rudder in Canary Islands after 11-day voyage

  The men appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention.

  World

  Nov 29, 2022
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• Nigeria floods were 80 times more likely due to climate change, experts say

  The World Weather Attribution group found that climate change was overwhelmingly behind the heavy rains that left over 800 people dead.

  World

  Nov 16, 2022
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• Some African artifacts returned home but advocates push for more

  Nigeria and Germany recently signed a deal for the return of hundreds of artifacts called the Benin Bronzes, while Zimbabwe has pushed for about 3,000 artifacts to return.

  World

  Jul 31, 2022