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Abdulazeez Abubakar
4 weeks ago
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Report: Nigerian ‘authors, bloggers’ dominate UK global talent visa for literature
Nigerians have topped the list of applicants and endorsements under the United Kingdom’s global talent visa route for literature, outpacing countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia.
The unpopular visa category, according to a report by The Telegraph (UK), allows writers, poets, oral storytellers, and graphic novelists to move to the UK based on demonstrated exceptional literary ability.
Endorsements for the visa are issued by Arts Council England, a government body with the authority to assess applicants’ artistic merit before Home Office approval.
Over the past five years, Nigerians submitted 125 applications under the literature category, more than twice the number from the United States (61) and more than the combined total from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
http://thecable.ng/report-nigerian-authors-bloggers-dominate-uk-global-talent-visa-for-literature/
