Today’s Nigerian teenagers in the diaspora are true digital natives just like other young citizens around the world. They’re almost constantly online, with many spending over seven hours a day on screens accounting for about 43% of a teenager’s waking hours.
Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” increases deportation risks for non-citizens, provides challenges for Nigerian diaspora families seeking educational advancement and creates new compliance burdens for remittance businesses serving the Nigerian diaspora.
While global passport rankings often dominate travel discussions, a fascinating pattern emerges when intra-Africa travel is examined. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is also focused on addressing mobility gaps in Africa which are crucial for realizing Africa’s economic potential.
Nigerian immigrants in Canada are a rapidly growing population and valuable market segment with opportunities for businesses.
Official estimates of the population of Nigerians in the Diaspora vary widely, ranging from 1.24 million immigrants (United Nations, 2017) to as high as 5 million. The 2015 UN Report on Trends in International Migration Stock showed that the Top 5 countries where the Nigerian Diaspora are located are: USA, UK, Cameroon, Ghana and Italy.
Nigerian immigrants in the USA are a powerhouse community of potential – 712,000 strong, sending billions of U.S dollar in Diaspora remittances to Nigeria, and boasting a 64% bachelor’s degree rate. They’re economically influential, culturally vibrant, and eager to connect.
