Going with the hope of achieving and hiding under the quest of a better education to flee the seemingly doomed economics situation back in Nigeria, only to be hit by the reality of life abroad (UK); many till date rather find it almost impossible to contemplate coming back home, even after studies.

The global economic situation has forced even the citizens of this country out of jobs, or else do one explain the hope of a foreigner?
Statistics has it that, more than 70 percent of Nigerians that graduated from the UK universities in 2007, with expired visa's are still in the country doing nothing meaningful to themselves or or their country of domicile.

As from April, 2011, the UK government will abolish the post study visa (2 years) they give to graduates after the completion of their studies to work, or try fix in into the system (of which presently, there is no system to fit into).

One may then ask, why the rush to abroad to study, when tuition fees alone runs nothing less than 11,500 to 26,000 pounds as the case may be? This piece of information is not to lure you back from following your dreams, but serve as a mirror of what is obtainable here in the United Kingdom.

A word is enough for the wise!!

very sound advice. but i wonder how many prospective travellers come in here. might have been better in the travel section. hope the moderators are reading this.

You know our people now, they like to learn the hard way. Inasmuch as what the OP has written is true, our people will say:"Let me get there first, after I get there, I will sort out the rest." Whoever, God has blessed with vision (foresight) is indeed very lucky!