Foreign diplomats in Nigeria representing the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and a few other countries have expressed concerns over Nigeria’s Cybersecurity (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, saying it could stifle free expression and innovation in the country.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said that trade relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) currently stands at about £7 billion.
Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has disclosed that the number of dependents accompanying students from Nigeria studying in the United Kingdom (UK) surged from approximately 1,500 to 52,000 between 2019 and 2022.
UK’s housing infrastructure, plus the need to manage the influx of migrants has been explained as the reason for the ban on student dependents.
