You don’t have to attend varsity, UK PM Sunak says amid Nigeria students’ financial struggles

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You don’t have to attend varsity, UK PM Sunak says amid Nigeria students’ financial struggles
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has advised Nigerians and other foreign students studying in Britain that

success in life does not have to be achieved by going to higher education . Sunak, in a short tweet on Wednesday, said, “You don’t have to go to university to succeed in life.” While Sunak…

One unnamed Nigerian student at Sussex who has outstanding debts said: “We have no intention of not paying; we’re willing to meet our obligations, but we’re pleading for the university to grant us some time. She said the experience was “horrendous,” and she did not know what was happening with her qualifications.

It is experiencing nearly 30% inflation, with the price of some key goods, such as rice, more than doubling in less than a year. “By nationality, Nigeria saw a large increase in the proportion of sponsored study-related visas granted to dependants, from 19 per cent in 2019 to 51 per cent in 2022,” said the ONS in February.

Sunak’s statement, however, has come under a lot of criticism on social media, with some criticizing his ideology and others being of the same view.@iainoverton tweeted, “Says the Oxbridge public school boy who married a billionaire’s daughter.”@Irunnia_ stated, “True But you don’t have to say this because it will look like you are discouraging education. You are a political leader.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.

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