The United Kingdom is to resume the issuance of first entry visas to Nigerians’ under 30 years next month, i.e. March 2006 its foreign secretary Jack Straw, has announced.

This comes after a 2 year ban by the British embassy in Nigeria who in 2004 banned that category of Nigerians from getting the UK visa, citing a heavy work load and wide incidences of absconders.