(Leh we gist am straight from London, UK) Panic don scatter plenty Nigerians wey dey work for UK because of the fresh regulations wey British government just drop. Dem remove over 100 jobs from Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) eligibility, wahala no dey finish o! Dem dey tighten the immigration matter, so many pipo dey dey shout ‘who go find us work again?’
As we no go fit find work, our hopes for better life don dey go down. The new rules wey start for July 22, 2025, don change salary thresholds for many jobs – na 30% increase we dey talk about! (If only dem fit increase happiness like that too…) Skilled Worker visa dey catch cold now, as dem also remove lower-skilled roles unless dem dey inside new Temporary Shortage Occupation List. You fit hear this one: managers for agriculture, hospitality, even creative roles like dancers and photographers don dey cruise to outside eligibility. Chai!
Kayode Alabi wey be travel agent for UK, talk say e no be joke. E tell Wednesday report say many Nigerians wey dey on CoS go dey stranded once dem finish work wey dem carry come for five years. “If you no get valid visa, my brother, you don turn illegal immigrant. E no funny at all.” No wonder panic dey catch dem!
As e be now, many people dey fear say after their sponsorship expire, the job wey they dey do no go fit meet new salary level. Dey dey talk say general Skilled Worker salary don jump to £41,700. E be like say many employers no go fit pay that kind money (Na wah o, dem don turn financial mountains). Many Nigerians dey breakdown because of wetin dey happen. One of dem, Banjo Fola, say e dey for hot seat because work wey him dey do go end soon.
Another Naija caregiver don share her own story. She dey fear say she fit pack her load go back home because of this new salary wahala. She go tell say, “My sponsorship dey end for August, how I wan get new job now when money don enter blue?” Na serious matter be dis sha!
Mr. Sulaimon Okewole from Cardinal E-School dey talk say over 10,000 Nigerians fit return home if dem no fit adjust. Nigerians wey don plan how to survive for UK go suddenly find face different level of wahala. E no good when we suppose dey better together, but government dey carry belly like say dem dey eat rice alone.
The way I see am, e be like sey those wey still wan work from Nigeria go dey search everywhere. E go make sense if we fit find opportunities wey go help us shine for anywhere—education, healthcare, and oil and gas dey hot cake for Nigeria, but na skill we go need. Na God dey help us sha!
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