Canada deports 366 Nigerians, 974 await removal
Canada deported 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, as it intensified its immigration enforcement drive at the fastest pace in over a decade, official data obtained by PUNCH…
Netanyahu rejects UK, Canada, Australia’s recognition of Palestinian state
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, has condemned the decision by the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia to formally recognise a Palestinian state. In a statement on Sunday, Netanyahu described…
UK, Canada, Australia formally recognise Palestine as independent state
Keir Starmer, prime minister of the United Kingdom, has announced the country’s recognition of Palestine as a state. In a video shared on X, Starmer said the UK has…
36,000 Nigerians sought asylum in Canada, Italy, UK – Report
No fewer than 36,934 Nigerians applied for asylum in foreign countries in 2024, according to data obtained from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Canada, Italy, and the…
Canada denies 13,000 Nigerians asylum — Report
No fewer than 13,171 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection from January 2013 to December 2024 were turned down by Canadian government, Sunday PUNCH reports. This includes 811 Nigerians…
Visa denial: Nigeria will not tolerate disrespect from any country- Defence Chief
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria will not tolerate any form of disrespect from foreign nations towards its citizens. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday…
Canada bans US firms from govt contracts, dumps Elon Musk’s Starlink deal
Ontario, Canada’s most populous province and its economic engine, announced Monday a ban on US companies bidding on tens of billions of dollars worth of government contracts, and dumped…












