Tag: Canada

Canada Slams New Work Restrictions On Nigerians, Spouses, Others

Ganiyu Amodu

The Canadian Government has announced a two-year cap on the number of new study permits issued to Nigerians and other international students. Immigration Minister Marc Miller who disclosed this on Monday, January 22, said for 2024, the cap is expected to result in approximately 364,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35% from 2023. In addition to the cap, the Canadian government will also require international students applying for a permit to provide an attestation letter from a province or territory. Miller also announced changes to the post-graduation work permit…

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AIT’s Austin Agbonsuremi Loses Wife To Cancer

Precious Ibekwe

“I LOST MY BEST FRIEND,” veteran broadcaster reveals wife’s last moments at the hospital where she breathed her last     Veteran broadcaster, Austin Agbonsuremi, is bereaved. Mr. Agbonsuremi, who was a regular face on Africa Independent Television (AIT) lost his wife and partner of over two decades, Mrs. Mercy Agbonsuremi. He broke the sad news this morning on his Facebook page, and in a piece he entitled “I LOST MY BEST FRIEND.” Continuing, he wrote, “It is with a heavy heart but in total submission to the will of…

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All 2022 Law Graduates At University of Calgary Are Nigerians – Dean

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

Dean of Law, University of Calgary, Canada, Professor Ian Holloway has declared with excitement that all the nine Law Graduates with LLM at University’s 2022 Convocation are Nigerians. Professor Holloway who disclosed this on Twitter, shared the names of all the students. ‘This is cool. We have 9 students graduation with their LLMs today. All are Nigerian! ⁦’ – Ian Holloway, Dean of Law, University of Calgary, Canada,” he wrote on Twitter. READ ALSO Meet Prof. Ighedo, Nigerian Who Broke S’Africa Varsity 148-Yr Maths Record Nigerian Teenager Listed as Distinguished…

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