Nigerians Face Deportation From London Metropolitan University

A British Government decision that could see more than 2,000 foreign students including Nigerians being deported was yesterday met with outrage by MPs and academics and sparked a sit-in protest outside Downing Street in London.

Anger erupted after the London Metropolitan University had its right to sponsor visas revoked after Immigration Minister Damian Green said the institution had been 'very deficient in regulating the process'. He claimed that a quarter of students there did not have permission to stay in the country and many had a poor grasp of English.

London Metropolitan University has had its Highly Trusted Status (HTS) for sponsoring international students revoked and will no longer be allowed to authorise visas, according to the institution's website.