Japa! 52,000 Nigerians relocated to the UK in 2024 – Report

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Approximately 52,000 Nigerians migrated to the United Kingdom in 2024, according to newly released data from the UK Office for National Statistics on Thursday, placing Nigeria among the top sources of non-EU+ migration during the year.

The influx came despite a significant decline in overall net migration to the UK, which dropped by nearly “50 percent in the year ending December 2024.”

The ONS estimates net migration at “431,000, down from 860,000 in the previous year.”

Most Nigerian migrants arrived in the UK for work or study purposes. Of the total, 27,000 came on work-related visas, 22,000 on study visas, and the remaining 3,000 under other immigration categories. Punch