Nigeria
CANADA GRANTS REFUGEE PROTECTION TO 7,643 NIGERIANS IN 30 MONTHS
Canada granted refugee protection to 7,643 Nigerians between January 2024 and June 2026, according to Immigration and Refugee Board figures obtained by PUNCH. Successful Nigerian claims rose from 2,230 in 2024 to 3,463 in 2025, with another 1,950 approved during the first half of 2026. Canadian authorities rejected 3,080 Nigerian claims during the same period, while 1,530 cases were withdrawn or abandoned. Nigeria recorded the highest number of successful claims among the African countries highlighted in the data, followed by Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Ghana.
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