Nigeria students Studying in Teeside university have been thrown out involuntary from the school and country because of tuition fee
The University restricted some of the students from studying and reported them to the Home office after the value of Naira drop exhausting all their savings
A Spokesperson for the school revealed that the agreement between the institutions and the student is failure to pay will breach their visa sponsorship
He further said the school has no other choice than to alert the Home office about it.
Home office replied that the visa sponsorship is up to to the institution alone
Some of the student believe that the school decision is heartless, a heartless approach to all the students who falls in this struggling position
NIGERIA ECONOMY
Nigeria is currently going through a bad economy, annual inflation, which is the average rate at which prices go up, is now close to 30% – the highest figure in nearly three decades. The cost of food has risen even more – by 35%.
Naira is loosing it value, The President ended the policy of pegging the price of the currency, the naira, to the US dollar rather leaving it up to the market to determine on the basis of supply and demand.
Last May, 10,000 naira would buy $22, now it will only fetch around $6.40. As it stands now the Naira value is nothing to Dollar.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE INSTITUTIONS AND STUDENTS
Based on the agreement, made with the school, the affected student were require to provide proofs that they have enough money to cover their tuition fees
The crisis affecting the Naira (Nigerian currency) exhausted the funds they provided.
Also, The school’s reduction of the installment plan from 7 payments to 3 significantly increased the students’ financial struggles.
Some group of student 60, whom share their identity to BBC, Expresses their concern about the situation, asking the school for support.
The school also freezes out some defaulting students from the portal and involuntarily withdraws them.
Adenike Ibrahim who is almost done with her dissertation after her two years course study has been kicked out and reported to the Home office
She claimed to have pay the outstanding fee but the school is yet to re-enroll her back into the program
She has been told to leave the country along with her young son
“I did default [on payments], but I’d already paid 90% of my tuition fees and I went to all of my classes,” she said.
“I called them and asked to reach an agreement, but they do not care what happens to their students.”
She said the experience was “horrendous” and she did not know what was happening with her qualification.
Also, Esther Obigwe, repeatedly contacted the school to inform them about her financial problems but received no response, while the school blocked her from studies too and sent her a notice to leave the country
“I attended all of my classes and seminars, I’m a hell of an active student,”
“For over two months, I’ve barely eaten or slept and I don’t understand why this is being meted at us, we didn’t do anything wrong.”
Jude Saluki, one of the affected students, disclosed that while he was midway through a placement, he received notice that the university had suspended his access and that he would have to leave the country.
“As of now I have paid £14,000 and have a balance of £14,000,” he said.
“I am willing to come to an agreement as to how I will make this payment, but I need guarantees that I will be re enrolled into school and my visa restored.”
APPEALING IS NOT AN OPTION
The Home Office immediately cancels the student’s permission to enter the country upon their stopping studies at the school.
The letters sent to the student include the dates they must leave the country and also disclosed they have no right to appeal “right of appeal or administrative review against the decision”.
The school further said, they are proud to support robust immigration system of the country, but they can’t help it when some of the students defaults in their payment
