Out of these 82,489 visas only 3,726 were work-related visas and 551 work-related applications were refused
The number of Nigerians applying to migrate to the UK, US and Canada is on the rise but not as many are granted visas, immigration data analysed by BusinessDay has shown.
The common impression, especially on social media, suggests a mass exodus of sorts from Nigeria, but this is not backed by dat
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Caleb Ojewale
Caleb Ojewale is an Assistant Editor at BusinessDay Newspaper in Nigeria, where he also heads Industry and Real Sector, supervising all associated beats/desks.
He is concurrently Editor for Features, Interviews, and the Newspaper's Backpage (Monday to Thursday). He has also been OP-ED Editor and a member of the Editorial Board.
A well rounded business journalist; he is a recipient of multiple local and international journalism awards.
Caleb is a fellow of the University of Oxford and OKP and has bachelor’s and Master's degrees in communication from Lagos State University and the University of Lagos, respectively.
