This morning we received, with shock and disappointment, an “automatic message” from the Simplification of the Rules Taskforce (SORT) of the Home Office saying they are unable to respond to “external policy questions”.
This is coming one month after we sent a 15-page policy brief spiced with data points from the United Nations, West African Examination Council, House of Commons, the Education First English Proficiency Index, etc. making a case for Nigeria’s inclusion in the Majority English Speaking Country (MESC) list. With this message, the Home Office has contradicted itself, and here’s why.
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Currently, at 73,000++ signatures, we are still working towards our goal of 100,000. Let us continue to sign and share the petition across our network - https://www.change.org/p/dear-uk-home-office-stop-mandating-nigerians-to-write-english-proficiency-tests