{
  "id": 16249259,
  "title": "Canada grants asylum to 7,643 Nigerians in 30 months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/canada-grants-asylum-to-7-643-nigerians-in-30-months",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T00:20:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/canada-grants-asylum-to-7643-nigerians-in-30-months/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada granted asylum to 7,643 Nigerians between January 2024 and June 2026, according to new data from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). Nigeria was the largest source of successful asylum seekers from Africa, ranking among the top claimant nationalities worldwide. In 2024, 2,230 Nigerian claims were granted, increasing to 3,463 in 2025 and reaching 1,950 in the first half of 2026. However, 3,080 Nigerian asylum claims were denied during the same period, with 1,530 cases either abandoned or withdrawn. Uganda ranked second in grants with 2,089, followed by Kenya (1,532), Ethiopia (1,522), Ghana (1,084), the Democratic Republic of Congo (732), Rwanda (710) and Cameroon (742).",
  "summary": "Canada granted refugee protection to 7,643 Nigerians between January 2024 and June 2026, making Nigeria the top source of asylum seekers from Africa. Read More: https://punchng.com/canada-grants-asylum-to-7643-nigerians-in-30-months/",
  "key_points": [
    "Canada granted asylum to 7,643 Nigerians between 2024 and 2026.",
    "Nigeria was the largest source of successful asylum seekers from Africa.",
    "3,080 Nigerian asylum claims were denied during the same period."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The surge in successful claims positions Nigeria as a primary driver of African migration to Canada, even as thousands of other applicants face denials or withdrawals.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}