About Us
Who we are
- We are a community of Nigerians living in the Nova Scotia province of Canada.
- Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa and one of the fastest growing nations on earth. The inhabitants are divided into about 250 ethnic groups. The largest of these groups are the Hausa and Fulani in the north, the Yoruba in the southwest, and the Igbo in the southeast. Other peoples of Nigeria include the Kanuri, Nupe, and Tiv of the north, the Edo of the south, and the Ibibio-Efik and Ijaw of the southeast. English is the official language, and each ethnic group speaks its own language.
- About half of the population, living mostly in the North, are muslims; another 40%, living almost exclusively in the South, are christians; the rest follow traditional beliefs. Nigeria is governed under the constitution of 1999 as amended.
- The president, who is both head of state and head of government, is popularly elected for a four-year term and is eligible for a second term. The bicameral legislature, the National Assembly, consists of the 109-seat Senate and a 360-seat House of Representatives; all legislators are elected by popular vote for four-year terms. Administratively, the country is divided into 36 states and the federal capital territory
Our Objectives
- To provide education, counselling, capacity building, settlement and community services, including employment preparation, training and referrals, job search activities, settlement information for Nigerian immigrants and professionals in need, in Nova Scotia.
- To advocate for and support the development of programs, educational seminars, policies and change to remove barriers to equitable and inclusive participation, settlement, and engagement, and foster positive relations, for Nigerians in Nova Scotia and Canada.
- To raise, obtain, receive, and maintain a fund or funds to support the objects and activities of the Society and to support and make gifts, in cash or in kind, to organizations that are “qualified donees” as described in subsection 149.1(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
- To acquire by way of grant, gift, purchase, bequest, devise, or otherwise, real, and personal property and to use and apply such property to the realization of the objects of the Society.
- To buy, own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell and convey such real and personal property as may be necessary or desirable in the carrying out of the objects of the Society.
Our Vision Statement
We are an organization for the preservation and promotion of the socio-economic, cultural and civic interests of all Nigerians by birth, marriage or descent, living in Nova Scotia.
Our Core Values
● Teamwork ● Transparency ● Accountability