Nigeria Leads in the Highest Number of Dependents by International Students in the UK
Nigeria has taken the lead in the highest number of dependents brought in by international students into the United Kingdom (UK) over the past four years.
A new UK government report said the number of such dependents from Nigeria rose to 60,506 at the end of September 2023.
According to the report, the number of dependents accompanying Nigerian students to the UK rose from 1,427 in 2019.
With the figure, the report says Nigeria had overtaken India which has 43,445 as of the end of last month.
Also, the report says Nigeria has the third-highest number of international students studying in the UK.
The report also revealed that 486,107 persons from India, China, Nigeria, the United States, and Pakistan migrated to the UK for study purposes at the end of September 2023.
