Canada Approves 7,643 Nigerian Asylum Claims by 2026
Between January 2024 and June 2026, Canada granted refugee protection to 7,643 Nigerians, according to data from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). In 2024, 2,230 Nigerians were granted asylum, which increased by 55 percent to 3,463 in 2025, with another 1,950 receiving protection in the first half of 2026.
Despite this, 3,080 Nigerian asylum claims were rejected during the same period, the highest among African countries. The total number of concluded Nigerian asylum cases reached 12,253, with 1,530 cases withdrawn or abandoned.
In 2025, Nigeria recorded more successful claims than any other African nation, followed by Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The IRB data also indicated significant pressure on Canada’s refugee determination system, with thousands of Nigerians awaiting decisions, as of December 31, 2024, there were 19,889 Nigerian cases pending.
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