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Some Nigerian students have protested on campus after Teesside University threw off their university programmes and ordered them to leave the United Kingdom, according to BBC.<\/div>\n
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\nThe students carried placards on Tuesday morning to register their frustrations following the school decision resulting from the devaluation of the naira that has made them struggle to pay tuition fees on time.<\/p>\n

Teesside University students were blocked from their studies and reported to the Home Office after the value of Nigeria\u2019s naira fell, wiping out their savings.<\/p>\n

Some disclosed that they felt suicidal as they accused the university of taking a \u201cheartless\u201d approach to those who fell into arrears as a consequence.<\/p>\n

A university spokesman said failure to pay was a breach of visa sponsorship requirements, and that it had \u201cno choice\u201d but to alert the Home Office. The Home Office said visa sponsorship decisions rested with the institution.<\/p>\n

These young learners face difficulties as Nigeria is currently experiencing an unfavourable economic crisis, which is having a significant impact on Nigerian students at some UK universities.<\/p>\n

Before beginning their studies at Teesside, affected students were told they had to present evidence of having enough funds to pay tuition fees and living expenses, but funds were significantly depleted as a result of the crisis in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

This worsened financial problems already being experienced by students as a result of the university changing tuition fee payment plans from seven instalments to three.<\/p>\n

Consequently, a group of students, 60 of whom shared their names with the BBC, began pressing the university for support after a number of people who defaulted on payments were frozen out of university accounts and involuntarily withdrawn from their courses.<\/p>\n

While some were reportedly also contacted by debt collection agencies contracted by the university, some of them like Adenike Ibrahim who was close to graduation had her visa revoked.<\/p>\n

Adenike Ibrahim was close to handing in her dissertation at the end of two years of study when she missed one payment and was then kicked off her course and reported to the Home Office.<\/p>\n

She subsequently paid the outstanding fees, but said she had not been re-enrolled and was told she must leave the country, along with her young son.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did default [on payments], but I\u2019d already paid 90% of my tuition fees and I went to all of my classes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI called them and asked to reach an agreement, but they do not care what happens to their students.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the experience was \u201chorrendous\u201d and she did not know what was happening with her qualification.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been heartbreaking for my son especially, he has been in so much distress since I told him,\u201d Ms Ibrahim added.<\/p>\n

The Home Office told students, including Ms Ibrahim, that their permission to enter the UK had been cancelled because they stopped studying at the university.<\/p>\n

The letters, seen by the BBC, offer a date by which the student must leave the country and say they do not have a \u201cright of appeal or administrative review against the decision\u201d.<\/p>\n

Since receiving his letter, one masters degree student \u2013 who did not want to be named \u2013 said he had seriously considered suicide and was not eating or drinking.<\/p>\n

The university said it had made \u201cevery effort\u201d to support affected students, who had now been offered individual meetings with specialist staff and bespoke payment plans where requested.<\/p>\n

Another affected student, Esther Obigwe has refused to tell her family about what has happened to her as she is so embarrassed.<\/p>\n

Esther Obigwe said she repeatedly tried to speak to the university about her financial struggles but received no response, until she too was blocked from her studies and received notice to leave the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI attended all of my classes and seminars, I\u2019m a hell of an active student,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is disheartening, I am now on antidepressants and being here alone, I have nobody to talk to.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor over two months, I\u2019ve barely eaten or slept and I don\u2019t understand why this is being meted at us, we didn\u2019t do anything wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that most of the students had \u201cspent a lot of money to be here\u201d.<\/p>\n

Also, Jude Salubri wanted Teesside University to reinstate affected students and engage more with them, adding that making agreements could solve the problems.<\/p>\n

Jude Salubi, who was studying to be a social worker, was midway through a placement when he was told his access to the university was suspended and he would have to leave the country.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, he travelled from Teesside to Liverpool each weekend to work 18 hours in an attempt to pay off the outstanding fees.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of now I have paid \u00a314,000 and have a balance of \u00a314,000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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