Nigeria, others affected as UK clamps down on care workers’ visas

By Nkiruka NnoromThe United Kingdom has announced plans to abolish the care worker visa route in the coming months, a move that could impact thousands of Nigerians seeking employment in the UK’s health and social care sector.It also said foreign criminals in the country would, henceforth, face rapid deportation under the new immigration rules.UK Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, who disclosed these yesterday, said the visa pathway, heavily used by migrants, would be phased out as part of eff