The issue of unemployment in Nigeria is changing into persistent and not using a resolution in sight. It has additionally been exacerbated by the prevalent retrenchment, unbridled rural-urban migration amongst others.
Web migration to the UK (UK) noticed a pointy decline to 728,000 within the yr ending June 2024 —a 20 p.c discount from the earlier yr’s determine of 906,000.
The Workplace for Nationwide Statistics (ONS) disclosed these figures on Thursday, attributing the decline to stricter visa insurance policies launched earlier within the yr.
“Our newest estimates point out a fall in long-term web migration (the distinction between individuals coming to dwell within the UK and people leaving to dwell elsewhere),” the ONS reported.
The report stated that a significant factor driving the lower was a discount within the variety of dependants accompanying worldwide college students.
The ONS figures revealed that of the 1.2 million individuals who migrated to the UK throughout this era, non-EU nationals made up the biggest group at 86 p.c, adopted by EU nationals at 10 p.c, and British nationals at 5 p.c.
In response to ONS, Indian nationals accounted for the very best variety of non-EU migrants, with 116,000 arriving for work and 127,000 for schooling.
“In the meantime, the variety of dependants accompanying work visa holders rose considerably to 233,000, up from 166,000 within the earlier yr, although current knowledge suggests this pattern is reversing.
“Emigration additionally elevated throughout this era, with 479,000 individuals leaving the UK by June 2024, in comparison with 414,000 the yr earlier than. EU nationals represented 44% of these leaving, non-EU nationals 39%, and British residents 16%”, the report stated.
It could possibly be recalled that in January 2024, the UK authorities had restricted dependants from accompanying college students on examine visas.
In response to the studies, this coverage change resulted in a 94,000 drop in examine visa functions in comparison with the earlier yr.
Additional tightening occurred in March when care staff had been additionally barred from bringing relations.
Though expert employee visa functions initially elevated initially of the yr, they began to say no after April 2024, when the federal government revised the listing of eligible occupations.