"Go back home": Nigerian students, others reportedly deregistered by UK universities amid new law

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UK universities have reportedly deregistered many foreign students, including Nigerians, over tuition fees. Note: Photos used for illustration purpose only.. Source: Getty Images

  • Many foreign students, including Nigerians, studying in the UK are reportedly being deregistered by several universities and advised to leave the country
  • Benjamin Kuti, president of the Nigerians in UK Community (NIUK), made this known in a post on X
  • The development was attributed to late repayments of tuition fees, with suggestions that Nigerian students may face challenges due to FX scarcity and limitations in work hours for part-time jobs
  • Some also believe the situation may be influenced by a new immigration law introduced by the UK government

UK - Foreign students studying in the United Kingdom (UK), including Nigerians, have allegedly been deregistered by many universities and advised to leave the country.

This was disclosed in a post on X on Saturday, December 9, by Benjamin Kuti, the president of the Nigerians in UK Community (NIUK).

The NIUK is a community dedicated to ensuring that no Nigerian relocates or visits the UK without receiving all the necessary assistance to facilitate their integration into the European country.

"So many universities have deregistered students in the UK and advised to leave the country," Kuti who is also known as Oluomo of Derby posted on Twitter.

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