The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has said that available records from the British government showed that a total of 18,224 Nigerian health workers were granted visas by the United Kingdom in one year.
While The number of Nigerian nurses in the US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Australia and others has hit 75,000.
In efforts to attract skilled professionals and exceptional talents from the global labour pool, the United States is granting opportunities to non-citizens including Nigerians through the EB-1 visa program. This initiative is for immigrants of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors or researchers, or multinational executives or managers.
The United Kingdom (UK) has started the implementation of the dependants’ ban on migrant caregivers.
The United Kingdom (UK) government has banned international health and care workers from bringing their dependants to the country on work visas.
Announcing the development in a post on its X account on Monday, the UK Home Office said the move is “part of its plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in migration”.
