Lagos, Nigeria – E be like say wahala don gree for Naija pipo wey dey hustle for United Kingdom as government change dem visa rules. Dem don remove over 100 jobs from Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) eligibility, and salary wey employers suppose pay don increase by 30 percent. Chai! E no go sweet for many people wey dey work under Skilled Worker visa.
From July 22, 2025, as dem drop the new regulations, many entry-level jobs go don vanish from the list. This includes roles wey dey for IT, customer service, and health sectors. All these changes dey make pipo worry about wetin go happen when dem sponsorship finish. Job roles like dispensing opticians and even police officers fall for the chopping board (Na so dem dey call am).
One travel agent, Kayode Alabi, wey dey UK, talk say gree o! “If your job don dey removed from CoS, you no go fit renew your visa again and na so una fit become illegal because no work dey for your side.” Na wetin he talk be dat. Even if di work dey continue, employers fit struggle to pay di new salary threshold wey don gree high-high.
So, wait! Make I drop small gist: Banjo Fola, one Naija paddy wey dey UK, don already dey fear say him fit need to go back home because him no sure if him employer go fit pay di new salary before him contract ends. “Na serious matter. I dey panic!” he yarn. E be like say plenty Naija pipo dey feel di same type wahala.
Nigerians wey dey caregiver jobs dey feel am too. Omo, one of dem talk say she no fit find new work because of di salary wahala. All dat stress go fit make am return back come Naija. “Sponsorship fit end, and all my plans don scatter,” she lamented.
As news dey spread, Sulaimon Okewole, CEO of Cardinal E-School, talk say 10,000 Naija pipo fit end up going back home because of dis new rules; dem no fit collect better money to fit stay. He come dey complain say, “UK government suppose see di way Nigerians dey contribute to their economy, no be wahala dem dey give us.”
E go dey hard to believe say Nigerians wey don hold Skilled Worker visa for UK since 2021 saw a rise from 10,245 to 26,715 by 2023. But for 2025? Di story don change, as dem don dey reduce di number of visas wey dem dey grant.
Abeg, make dem feel di pain of dis people wey dey hustle! Dem dey bring big changes wey fit affect many lives, and di fear of returning home dey hang like bad omen for dem. Everybody wey dey watch dis matter na just for one hope: say UK government fit reason am well before e turn to full-on gbege for Nigerians wey just dey find better life.
