Official account of Nigerians in the Region of Waterloo, Canada 🇳🇬🇨🇦
Waterloo, Ontario
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"Happy New Year from Nirow.ca! 🎉 May 2025 bring you success, growth, and endless opportunities. Thank you for being a part of our community—let’s make this year incredible together!"
***NIROW Children's Day Celebration!***
This year's Children's Day celebration is going to be lit as it is being organized by a Committee of Children, for the Children, and by the Children! So expect premium fun!
Thank you to everyone who attended the NIROW Resume Clinic. You will agree that it was loaded from every angle with information, tips, and strategies for getting your foot in the door.
Look out for the next edition of the Resume Clinic where we will focus on Interviews.
A big thank you to our amazing speaker for sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience with us. Our able VP, Blessing Akpan was on hand to share some wicked tips!
Here is the link to the video on our YouTube channel
youtu.be/RJfAdXQ_mu8
***NIROW Resume Clinic Series***
The first edition of the NIROW Resume Clinic is all set!
If you have been in Canada for a while, applying to professional jobs and not getting a callback, or maybe you're new and not sure how to get started, this webinar is for YOU!
Join seasoned HR professional, Oluseyi Olufikayo-Olabiyi as she gives you the right guidelines to set you on your way to getting that job you've always wanted. Join on on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 at 4 pm via Zoom. us02web.zoom.us/j/8363836918… Save the Date!
***Exhibition by A Nigerian Artist at Kitchener Museum Now Open!***
The "Sacrifice" exhibition featuring the works of Abiola Idowu at The Museum in Kitchener is now open and will run until July. Please link below for details:
communityedition.ca/abiola-i…
Abiola is an accomplished artist with a high level of skill across a range of media who has exhibited extensively on both sides of the Atlantic. He has built up an impressive resume of Canadian showings and projects since making his home in Brampton in just 2018.
Abiola will also unveil a bronze memorial sculpture later this year.
Let's support Nigerian artists in the diaspora!
Read more here: communityedition.ca/abiola-i… #nirow #kitchener #waterloo #cambridgeontario #nigeriansinCanada
***NIROW Mental Health Webinar***
WHY YOUR MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
We spend so much time worrying about everything - our families, our jobs, the economy, and even the village people! We carry the stress about like a blanket. Do you take the time to care for YOU?
Join us this Saturday, April 1st for an in-depth session with a qualified mental health consultant and registered social worker, GILLIAN WELLS, as she speaks exclusively to members of this community.
There will be a Q&A session afterward, so stick around!
#nirow
We had an engaging time with the leadership of the Waterloo Regional Police Service at the Regional Police Headquarters in Cambridge. We discussed the partnerships and conversations necessary for effective service to our community.
Other officials present include :
Staff Superintendent John Goodman, Manager, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Geraldine Stafford, Melissa Quarrie and
Tim Lewis; MP.
Look out for follow-up posts shortly emanating from today's engagement.
@officialwrps
Pictures from the Grand Opening of the Office of the African Canadian Association of Waterloo Region and Areas, ACAWRA Pictures from the Grand Opening of the office of the African Canadian Association of Waterloo Region and Areas, ACAWRA.
The ACAWRA office is located at 675 Queen Street South, Kitchener, and is open to all Africans in the region.
The Grand Opening event was attended by several dignitaries including WRPS Chief of Police; Mark Crowell, Mayor of Kitchener; Berry Vrbanovic, Councilor Ayo Owodunni,
Regional Chair of the Waterloo Region; Karen Redman, PC MP;
Hon. Bardish Chagger,
President of ACAWRA; Abuzeid Mohammad Ali,
Other board members and representatives of various African communities, including NIROW.
#nirow #Nigeriansincanada
Happy international women's day! Did you know that purple was a colour that denoted justice and dignity? It is now used to represent women. Green is a symbol of hope.
Today, purple is the colour of International Women's Day, and combined with green represents the feminist movement.
Source: iwda.org.au/take-action/inte….
#nirow #internationalwomensday #iwd #kitchener #waterloobusiness #nigeriansincanada
