LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Hours after President Donald Trump signed executive orders implementing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, the three countries slammed the move and promised retaliatory measures. U.S. allies Canada and Mexico said that they would implement their own tariffs in response to Trump’s, a move that signals further economic upheaval among…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United States president-elect Donald Trump has reignited controversy by suggesting that Canada should become the 51st state of the United States. Trump said in a series of posts on his Truth social platform, drawing sharp criticism and renewed debate over the already strained relationship between the two neighbors. Why does Trump want…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada has closed the study permit pathway for international students to get permanent residency under its latest immigration policies. This new regulation mandates that international students return to their home countries upon the expiration of their study visas in Canada. Canada is also terminating the Student Direct Stream (SDS) program and halting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released a list of 966 eligible academic programmes that allow only students of agriculture and agri-food, healthcare, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), skilled trades, and transportation, to be eligible for the Work Permit. The new regulations for work permits become effective in November…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have broken their silence on the planned #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to hold across Nigeria from August 1 to 10, 2024. In separate travel advisories, the three countries over the weekend issued security alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the proposed…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a shocking revelation, a Canada-based Nigerian Medical Doctor, who identified himself simply as Doctor Zoe, has posited that Nigerian politicians cannot make it to heaven, adding that their greed is too much. The medical doctor, in a viral video shared on X, disclosed a telephone conversation with a federal office holder…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-International students enrich Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. That is why, in recent months, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has introduced reforms to the International Student Program, to ensure system integrity while protecting students from fraud and financial vulnerability. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-France has joined a list of countries that have imposed immigration restrictions on international students (including Nigerians) with new legislation that will stop them from bringing their families to the country. The law passed by the parliament on Friday provides a new toughening immigration policy that makes it more difficult for migrants to…
