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Canada accepts 1,500 Nigerians seeking asylum in 15 months – Report
Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board granted asylum to at least 1,467 Nigerians, who applied for refugee protection from January 2023 to March 2024.
This brings the total number of accepted asylum claims filed by Nigerians to 11,370 from 2012 to Q1 2024, as shown by data from the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
The Board grants refugee protection in Canada if the Division satisfactorily confirms that an applicant or claimant meets the United Nations definition of a Convention refugee, “which has been incorporated into Canadian law, or that the applicant is a person in need of protection.”
The 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees defines refugees as persons with a substantiated fear of persecution because of their race, nationality, religion, political ideology, or membership in a particular social group.
Such social groups can include sexual orientation, gender identity, being a woman, and persons living with HIV/AIDS.
However, persons seeking protection in Canada must show evidence portending the danger of torture, a risk to their life or risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment should they return to their country of nationality.
Typically, these protection claims are made when immigrants notify the Border Services Agency at any port of entry upon arriving in Canada or report to an immigration officer.
“The officer decides whether the claim is eligible to be referred to the IRB. If the claim is eligible, it is sent (‘referred’) to the RPD to start the claim for refugee protection process,” an application guideline by the Refugee Board reads.
However, from January 2023 to March 2024, the IRB rejected 589 applications from persons with Nigerian passports, bringing the total number of rejections since January 2013 to over 12,600.
The breakdown showed that 20, 308, 394, and 389 Nigerians were granted asylum in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
389, 764, 755, and 1,733 Nigerians received the green light in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively. In 2020, 2021, and 2022, 1,534, 2,302, and 1,315 persons were granted protection, respectively. 1086 and 381 Nigerians were accepted for protection in 2023 and Q1 of 2024.
Black Market Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate (Aboki FX) – December 24, 2024.
What is the Dollar to Naira exchange rate in the black market, also referred to as the parallel market (Aboki FX)?
Below is the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for December 24, 2024. You can exchange your dollars for Naira at the following rates
Black Market Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today
Buying Rate: N1640
Selling Rate: N1650
According to sources at the Bureau De Change (BDC), players in the Lagos parallel market buy a dollar at N1640 and sell at N1650 as of Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
CBN Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today
Highest Rate: N1545
Lowest Rate: N1537
Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognize transactions in the parallel market (black market) and advises individuals seeking foreign exchange to approach their respective banks.
Disclaimer: The rates listed above may differ from actual buying or selling rates in various locations, as forex prices can vary.
The Oshodi-Isolo Local Government is set to rename Liverpool Road in Oshodi-Isolo after Seyi Tinubu, the son of Mr. President Bola Tinubu.
Chairman of the council, Kehinde Oloyede, explained that the decision was “borne out of his immense contributions to youth and community development.
According to Oloyode, in a statement shared on the LG’s X handle by his media aid, “All is now set for the renaming of Liverpool Road in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government after the son of Nigeria’s President, Amb. Seyi Tinubu.”
When contacted to confirm the claim, one of media aides to the Chairman of Oshodi –Isolo council said, The road, which is strategic to Oshodi and one of the major roads linking Oshodi/Apapa Expressway and connecting the international airport, “would soon be commissioned and renamed in Seyi Tinubu’s honour at a date to be announced.”
Oloyode, claimed “The road was a lion’s den, as no one could dare pass it either during the day or at night.”
He, however, noted that upon his assumption of office, the criminal elements, who had been using the road as a hideout before its reconstruction were all chased away.
Hon Teejay Yusuf, a former member of the House of Representatives has embarked on a massive medical outreach in Kogi State.
Yusuf who represented Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency from 2011-2023 before now had embarked on such people oriented programs while in office.
The vibrant lawmaker while in the HoR has a knack for championing programs that cut across, training laced around ICT, skills acquisition, sponsorship of indigent students, he carried out this outreach despite being out of office in the last 18months.
In this year’s outreach, outside Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency, it was extended to accommodate LGAs in Kogi West Senatorial District.
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LG chairman set to rename popular Liverpool Road after Tinubu’s son, Seyi
Hon Teejay Yusuf embarks on massive medical outreach in Kogi State (Photos)
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