FG intervenes as Nigerian students in UK varsity face deportation
A delegation to be led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK), Christian Okeke, and leaders of the Nigerian Students’ Union in UK is expected to meet with the management of Teesside University to seek a resolution.
The decision was made following a virtual meeting attended by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Okeke, Mr. Yemi Soile, President of the Nigerian Students Union UK, and affected students.
At the meeting, NIDCOM Chairman appealed to the students to stay calm and avoid taking matters into their own hands, while urging the University to ensure fairness and justice for the students.
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The planned federal government intervention was contained in a statement issued by NiDCOM spokesperson Abdur-Rahman Balogun on Wednesday.
It could be recalled that some Nigerian students at the school were sent packing following their inability to pay tuition fees as a result of forex shortages.
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The students were blocked from their studies and reported to the Home Office after the value of Nigeria’s naira plummeted, wiping out their savings.
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