Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his family have reportedly arrived in Moscow after fleeing Syria. Russian state media announced that Al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia. Al-Assad, whose regime has faced widespread accusations of chemical weapon attacks on civilians, fled the country following an advance by rebel forces into Damascus, according … Read more
Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board granted asylum to at least 1,467 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection between January 2023 and March 2024. This raises the total number of successful asylum claims by Nigerians to 11,370 from 2012 to the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration … Read more
In spite of the COVID-19 travel restrictions, Nigeria has the highest asylum seekers eyeing Canada. According to data from the Canadian government, Nigeria is leading as the country with the highest nationals seeking asylum in Canada in 2020. The data also showed that Nigeria has topped with highest immigrants into the country for five consecutive … Read more