Nigeria Raises UK Student Visa Barriers and $1bn Port Upgrade in Talks

Nigeria has raised concerns about visa barriers facing Nigerian students in the UK and discussed a $1 billion port rehabilitation programme with UK officials. The issues were discussed at a meeting with Ed Miliband on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda. Nigeria called for a review of high visa refusal rates, restrictions on student dependants and the five per cent sponsor threshold. The country also said rehabilitation plans for the Onne, Calabar, Delta and Rivers ports had increased to $1 billion, with the Federal Government beginning to pay its counterpart funding. The meeting also covered the National Single Window, the Port Community System and Nigeria’s preparations for the 2027 general elections.

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