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Canada advises against international travel, lifts travel ban to Nigeria, 9 African countries, Trudeau says Omicron spike ‘scary’

Global UpfrontDec 18, 2021December 18, 20210

Canada’s government implored residents not to leave the country as provinces ramp up vaccinations to combat the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, even as efforts to

Nigeria retaliates, bans flights from Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia

Global UpfrontDec 12, 2021December 12, 20210

With effect from Tuesday, December 14, the Nigerian Federal Government will ban airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. Minister of

Nigerian students threaten shutdown of British, Canadian missions over Omicron travel ban, issues 72 hours ultimatum for reversal

Global UpfrontDec 7, 2021December 7, 20210

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday gave the British High Mission in Nigeria seventy hours to rescind its decision to reverse travel

Canada’s Defence Minister, Deputy, Chief of Defence Staff, to apologize to sexual misconduct victims on December 13

Global UpfrontNov 30, 2021November 30, 20210

The December 13 apology will be streamed on Canadian Armed Forces Facebook page Canada’s Defence Minister will join the country’s top soldier in delivering a formal

Alarm as Ontario, Canada detects Omicron COVID variant from 2 recent travellers to Nigeria

Global UpfrontNov 29, 2021November 29, 20210

There are two confirmed cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Ottawa, the Ontario government announced Sunday. “Today, the province of Ontario has

Canadian school cancels event with ISIS survivor, Nadia Murad, as her harrowing torture and rape ‘would be offensive to Muslims and foster Islamophobia’

Global UpfrontNov 27, 2021November 27, 20210

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is not allowing its students to attend a book club meeting featuring author Nadia Murad Murad’s book details how

Nigerian-born Dalhousie University’s Rita Orji named one of Top 25 Canadian Immigrants

Global UpfrontNov 20, 2021November 20, 20210

Nigerian-born Dalhousie University Computer Science Professor, Rita Orji, has been named one of Top 25 Canadian Immigrants. Dr. Orji directs Dal’s Persuasive Computing Lab at Dalhousie

EFCC arrests Lagosian, Precious Ofure Omonkhoa, for $200,000 bitcoin fraud, links him to Cubana Group

Global UpfrontNov 13, 2021November 13, 20210

Suspect confessed to have laundered proceeds of his fraudulent activities by purchasing land worth $150,000 through bitcoin from CASA-Cubana, project of the Cubana Group He

Canada turns over military sexual assault cases to civilian courts

Global UpfrontNov 6, 2021November 6, 20210

Since February, 11 of its leaders in positions up to the highest rank have come under investigation, been pushed out of their roles or been

Nigerian elected first black Councillor in Canadian election

Global UpfrontOct 25, 2021October 25, 20210

A Nigerian, Mrs Funke Bankoko (nee Ogunsuyi), has been elected for the first time into the regional municipality of Wood Bufallo government, McMurray, Alberta Canada.