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These numbers don't agree with those on the Nigerian American page. There it says that one million Nigerians have immigrated to the US. There may be confusion between contemporary immigration and the former slave trade. In the other article it says that 20 million Nigerians are living outside the country in Africa, so this is confusing, too.-- Parkwells ( talk) 00:13, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
A range between 800.000 and 3 million, while the general black-british population is only 2% What is the reason of such a big range? It does not correspond. Are the sources reliable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rvwissen ( talk • contribs) 22:02, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
The unsourced claim that "Community leaders believe the growing population is over 500,000 in 2012" has appeared in the article since the discussion above. I propose removing this unless a source can be provided. Cordless Larry ( talk) 07:48, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
I thought that the African Diaspora were peoples descended from the Atlantic slave trade, e.g. African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans. So people who are recent immigrants directly from Africa and their descendants are not part of the African Diaspora. They ARE Africans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ElijahTM ( talk • contribs) 08:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
The numbers must be wrong. There are only 500,000 African people living in Britain in total according to the 2001 census, so there can't be this many Nigerians.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.49.80 ( talk • contribs) 17:43, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Black Africans are the fastest growing demographic in Britain. Britain received its largest wave of African migration EVER after the 2001 census, so the numbers could quite possibly be within that range. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.177.21.164 ( talk) 17:19, 11 September 2009 (UTC) Many Nigerians are not documented for firstly. Secondly a lot of the black community don't take part in censuses and some of the community believe these censuses are purposely putting numbers lower than they are. Thirdly alot of other Nigerians have dual nationality with other European countries and have joined family members in UK as there is a established community in London. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BBCjj11 ( talk • contribs) 13:16, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
This page is about British people of Nigerian descent.
Per WP:DAB, when a term has two potential meanings, we don't cram both meanings together on a single page; that is why the lede of Pluto says "Pluto is the largest object in the Kuiper belt", not "Pluto is the largest object in the Kuiper belt, and also a fictional dog created by the Disney Corporation".
Any registered editor who wants to start a page about Nigerian people of British descent can do so, on a separate page, rather than trying to cram the two topics together onto the same page. This is the standard practice for ethnic group articles: Chinese people in Korea and Koreans in China, German minority in Poland and Polish minority in Germany, Australian American and American Australian, etc. Regards 61.10.165.33 ( talk) 00:14, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
An ip-hopping user (and now apparently single purpose account) has insisted on retaining redundant, decade-old material on British Nigerian GCSEs, which do not reflect the present situation. Part of the passage was also sourced to an unrelated opinion piece, with a WP:REDFLAG 78% figure that only appears in that editorial. The number was likewise mislabeled as being from 2013, when it's actually from 2010-2011. I've fixed this by replacing the op-ed with the official figure for the same period from the Camden Education Commission (>50% [2]). Additionally, I noted the group's current standing per the Institute for Public Policy Research's latest 2013 paper [3]. Middayexpress ( talk) 19:46, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
″While the table highlights differential educational achievement, it should be noted, that not all local authorities in England collect data using extended ethnicity codes; there are some local authorities with diverse populations that do not do so. Additionally, new guidance on school achievement data requires that local authorities submit data to the Department for Education using only four ethnicity categories – White, Black, Asian and Other, thus aggregating diverse groups and masking underachievement in some cases″.
As it stands the education section is based on data from one London borough which is highly inaccurate. You have also gone down the same path again of using specific sources again, this time from lambeth council another single London borough to indicate that The performance of British Nigerian children is not dissimilar to that of other UK based African groups.
This clearly not the case. Please see the following more recent documents, echoeing the economist article pointing out the relative under performance of groups like Somalis academically vis a vis Nigerians
http://www.ippr.org/assets/media/ecomm/files/Moving%20up%20together%20summary%20for%20web.pdf
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/mar/22/white-british-children-outperformed-by-minorities
Based upon the three sources above and economist article, the fact that Nigerian children attain results above the caucasian and UK national average is clear. What is also clear is that performance is distinct from groups which are under performing academically like somalis. These articles are more recent and retain the basic premise of the original section before it was edited by middayexpress.
MiddayExpress's poor sources should be removed and information explaining the above should be cited.
Even for the borough of Camden, I found the following information for performance on the different groups
Which reads : in 2011 the GCSE results for Nigerians
who achieved 5+A*-C was 83%. Ghanaian students achieved 71%, Somalis 65% and Congolese achieved
50%. In 2012, 94% of Nigerian and 92% of Ghanaian students achieved 5+A*-C GCSE results.
I think we all see the pattern that is emerging here. The above articles with the additional information from the IPPR 2013 report strongly support the original thrust of the education section..
Nograviti ( talk — Preceding undated comment added 00:13, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Nowhere have I stated that this was a contest. As I stated before I would like the Education section of the British Nigerian page to be accurate and reflect the current academic performance of British Nigerian children and that is all.
If no one cared, then there wouldn't be numerous articles on the differing levels of academic achievement by ethnic group, additionally we would not be having this discussion on the talk page is it wasn't important. I am afraid until you can cite multiple articles with regards to their performance being related to the English language, then that argument belongs in the realm of WP:OR. Also assuming I indulge you on this point, if that were the case, then similar levels of academic achievement would be seen in Ghanaians, Liberians along with Sierra Leoneans, which is not the case.
Actually the 78% figure is also cited in the 2013 IPPR report. Given that the mean for children attaining 5 A* - C grades in England is 56.9% and the mean difference away from the England mean for Nigerian children is +21.8%. If you want the mean score for Nigerian children as an absolute mean figure, 56.9 + 21.8 = 78.7%. Give or take rounding, the figure in the IPPR report is actually inline with the figure in the Economist.
I would suggest that we use the figure from the 2013 IPPR report and the original Economist figure alongside updated data for 2014 against scores for other ethnic groups in the United Kingdom. Nograviti ( talk
Like I said the Euromonitor article is but one article, leaving you subject to both WP:QS and WP:REDFLAG.
Re 78.7%, If you present the figure to zero decimal places without rounding, then the figure is 78%.
Also please don't speak on behalf of other users (in this case Tmol42). Tmol42 suggested that the data could be used subject to a caveat being included, which I do not have a problem with.
Also if we use the 2014 study metrics for British Nigerian students the data will still show that GCSE results for Nigerian students in the UK for 2010-2012 at 82% in 2010, 83% in 2011, and 94% in 2012. These figures should be cited against lower figures for Somalis, Congolese etc, with additional explanation that they are above the English Caucasian average, especially when you include information from the Huffington and Guardian articles.
Eitherway as it stands I still see no reason not to include IPPR 2013 information provided there is caveat and 2014 information, with additional supporting information from reputable news sources like the Guardian. Nograviti ( talk
Unfortunately I think we are going round in circles here.
"The ability to communicate" cannot be linked to the conclusions drawn in the one Euromonitor article about prior learning of the English language. That is a tenuous link at best..
Also you cannot simply write off data from the Economist a publication founded in 1843 with a circulation of over 1 and half million as "the editorial falsified its rounding of numbers of Nigerians". The Economist more than stands on its own as a reputable source. Likewise the same goes for the Guardian founded in 1821 and part of the guardian media group with annual revenue of £254.5 million GBP. Again the Huffington post is a reputable source which was bought by AOL for £315 million because of the quality of its content.
Re rounding I gave you an explanation which you have chosen to ignore (Re 78.7%, If you present the figure to zero decimal places without rounding, then the figure is 78%)
Again it is not for you decide what is off topic as I don't see the issue with pointing out the relative performance of other groups.
As a result I will raise a request for comment as I have tried to discuss this issue amicably, but you seem take great issue with exploring the performance of British Nigerian children vis a vis other ethnic groups particularly those derived from other parts of Africa.
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Could you please confirm that the [10] and IPPR 2013 report See here with the latter text including a caveat, can be used as a source of data in the British Nigerian education section?
The latter IPPR 2013 report supported by the following reputable news sources
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/mar/22/white-british-children-outperformed-by-minorities
Nograviti ( talk) Nograviti ( talk) 08:00, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Well it would seem we are at an impasse, as even in that discussion most of the objections appear to be primarily from one user. Also as an aside re the Somali talk page, I can't see how using figures from one London borough as indicative of Somali performance nationally is being particularly balanced. I am not sure where we go from here as it is become clearer to me that some users have specific agenda, rather than representing the data as it stands. How you deal with this issue in the context of WP isn't clear to me at this point. Perhaps we should pause for a while and weigh up additional options Nograviti ( talk) 08:35, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Actually, that GCSE figure is indeed for ethnically Portuguese students who speak Portuguese at home. I'm also aware that Nigerians speak various languages; that GCSE figure was for Yoruba specifically. Local authority GCSE figures for Nigerians in general and nationwide GCSE figures for the main Nigerian ethnolinguistic groups are adequate, as they are official. Middayexpress ( talk) 18:52, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
The Euromonitor International for the British Council paper also discusses Nigerian students abroad in the UK and elsewhere. The passages in question are actually on why the foreign students are achieving high marks: "English is the language of government, business and education, and the number of English speakers is growing consistently in Nigeria, rising almost 6% over the last three years, according to Euromonitor estimates. Euromonitor’s interviews with leading companies in Nigeria confirm that businesses view strong English language skills as key to improving an individual’s career prospects in both the public and private sectors, and also improving access to higher education at home and abroad[...] The number of Nigerians studying in the UK and the US is projected to increase 10-fold over the next five years (2,800 in 2009 to 30,000 by 2015) according to research by Euromonitor. Attaining higher education in countries such as the UK and US is increasing in popularity, but clearly this is only available to the wealthier parts of society. Students in Nigeria consider that an education in these countries can bring economic benefits to themselves and to their families, as it provides longer-term employment prospects" [17]. Middayexpress ( talk) 19:49, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Given the above, the Euromonitor International for the British Council passage just needs to be attributed to higher education. Middayexpress ( talk) 21:37, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Euromonitor International for the British Council indicates that Nigerian higher education students mainly choose to study in the UK (~66% of Nigerian foreign students) because of its English language academic system, that these students generally come from the wealthier segments of Nigerian society, that the pupils usually must already possess a solid command of English in order to be admitted into UK universities, that this profiency is gained beforehand in Nigeria's English language scholastic system, that the higher education students in general are proportionately much more likely to have been educated in private schools in Nigeria, where English is taught from nursery age, and that the Nigerian students' time in the UK is facilitated by an established and large Nigerian community: "During the course of interviews, four of five educational centres expressed a belief that the main reason for students choosing the UK and the US is English. The majority of graduates in Nigeria must complete their studies in English before applying for education abroad in these countries, as having a good standard of English is usually mandatory[...] Unsurprisingly, students from private education are far more likely to continue to higher education than those from public schools. This not only reflects the better educational infrastructure and teaching staff in the private sector, but also the fact that some Nigerians regard private school as an essential step to higher education[...] Private schools are also making efforts to improve the quality of English language teaching. These schools have made English the only teaching language for their nursery-and primary school-age pupils[...] In private schools, particularly in urban areas, children are instructed in English from nursery age[...] There is a large and thriving Nigerian-British community, which also helps ease the move for many Nigerians, allowing students to settle in quickly and fully integrate into their surrounding community and the educational system. The relative proximity of the UK to Nigeria also makes it more easily accessible as a study destination." Middayexpress ( talk) 19:32, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
I adjusted the paragraph to address your concerns. You wrote that the passage didn't match the source, so I made it match. Here is the wiki passage:
What if anything in that wiki passage do you believe does not match the Euromonitor International Research for the British Council material above? It looks like a fairly accurate rendering. Middayexpress ( talk) 15:00, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
All of the Nigerian higher education students that Euromonitor alludes to, including the foreign students in UK universities, graduated from institutions in Nigeria. It indicates as much and even quantifies the number of such foreign students. When it notes that students from private education are far more likely to continue to higher education than those from public schools, this necessarily also applies to those who would go on to study in universities abroad since the majority of graduates in Nigeria must complete their studies in English before applying for education abroad. Put simply, if two siblings graduate from high school x, and one decides to thereafter attend university y downtown while the other settles instead on university z abroad, both still nonetheless graduated from high school x. Middayexpress ( talk) 20:08, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
There is currently a thread started at: Talk:Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom#Pluralisation of ethnic group titles perhaps as "British people of <x origin> descent" as per Categories.
Contributions welcome. Greg Kaye 09:52, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
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These numbers don't agree with those on the Nigerian American page. There it says that one million Nigerians have immigrated to the US. There may be confusion between contemporary immigration and the former slave trade. In the other article it says that 20 million Nigerians are living outside the country in Africa, so this is confusing, too.-- Parkwells ( talk) 00:13, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
A range between 800.000 and 3 million, while the general black-british population is only 2% What is the reason of such a big range? It does not correspond. Are the sources reliable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rvwissen ( talk • contribs) 22:02, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
The unsourced claim that "Community leaders believe the growing population is over 500,000 in 2012" has appeared in the article since the discussion above. I propose removing this unless a source can be provided. Cordless Larry ( talk) 07:48, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
I thought that the African Diaspora were peoples descended from the Atlantic slave trade, e.g. African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans. So people who are recent immigrants directly from Africa and their descendants are not part of the African Diaspora. They ARE Africans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ElijahTM ( talk • contribs) 08:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
The numbers must be wrong. There are only 500,000 African people living in Britain in total according to the 2001 census, so there can't be this many Nigerians.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.49.80 ( talk • contribs) 17:43, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Black Africans are the fastest growing demographic in Britain. Britain received its largest wave of African migration EVER after the 2001 census, so the numbers could quite possibly be within that range. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.177.21.164 ( talk) 17:19, 11 September 2009 (UTC) Many Nigerians are not documented for firstly. Secondly a lot of the black community don't take part in censuses and some of the community believe these censuses are purposely putting numbers lower than they are. Thirdly alot of other Nigerians have dual nationality with other European countries and have joined family members in UK as there is a established community in London. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BBCjj11 ( talk • contribs) 13:16, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
This page is about British people of Nigerian descent.
Per WP:DAB, when a term has two potential meanings, we don't cram both meanings together on a single page; that is why the lede of Pluto says "Pluto is the largest object in the Kuiper belt", not "Pluto is the largest object in the Kuiper belt, and also a fictional dog created by the Disney Corporation".
Any registered editor who wants to start a page about Nigerian people of British descent can do so, on a separate page, rather than trying to cram the two topics together onto the same page. This is the standard practice for ethnic group articles: Chinese people in Korea and Koreans in China, German minority in Poland and Polish minority in Germany, Australian American and American Australian, etc. Regards 61.10.165.33 ( talk) 00:14, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
An ip-hopping user (and now apparently single purpose account) has insisted on retaining redundant, decade-old material on British Nigerian GCSEs, which do not reflect the present situation. Part of the passage was also sourced to an unrelated opinion piece, with a WP:REDFLAG 78% figure that only appears in that editorial. The number was likewise mislabeled as being from 2013, when it's actually from 2010-2011. I've fixed this by replacing the op-ed with the official figure for the same period from the Camden Education Commission (>50% [2]). Additionally, I noted the group's current standing per the Institute for Public Policy Research's latest 2013 paper [3]. Middayexpress ( talk) 19:46, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
″While the table highlights differential educational achievement, it should be noted, that not all local authorities in England collect data using extended ethnicity codes; there are some local authorities with diverse populations that do not do so. Additionally, new guidance on school achievement data requires that local authorities submit data to the Department for Education using only four ethnicity categories – White, Black, Asian and Other, thus aggregating diverse groups and masking underachievement in some cases″.
As it stands the education section is based on data from one London borough which is highly inaccurate. You have also gone down the same path again of using specific sources again, this time from lambeth council another single London borough to indicate that The performance of British Nigerian children is not dissimilar to that of other UK based African groups.
This clearly not the case. Please see the following more recent documents, echoeing the economist article pointing out the relative under performance of groups like Somalis academically vis a vis Nigerians
http://www.ippr.org/assets/media/ecomm/files/Moving%20up%20together%20summary%20for%20web.pdf
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/mar/22/white-british-children-outperformed-by-minorities
Based upon the three sources above and economist article, the fact that Nigerian children attain results above the caucasian and UK national average is clear. What is also clear is that performance is distinct from groups which are under performing academically like somalis. These articles are more recent and retain the basic premise of the original section before it was edited by middayexpress.
MiddayExpress's poor sources should be removed and information explaining the above should be cited.
Even for the borough of Camden, I found the following information for performance on the different groups
Which reads : in 2011 the GCSE results for Nigerians
who achieved 5+A*-C was 83%. Ghanaian students achieved 71%, Somalis 65% and Congolese achieved
50%. In 2012, 94% of Nigerian and 92% of Ghanaian students achieved 5+A*-C GCSE results.
I think we all see the pattern that is emerging here. The above articles with the additional information from the IPPR 2013 report strongly support the original thrust of the education section..
Nograviti ( talk — Preceding undated comment added 00:13, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Nowhere have I stated that this was a contest. As I stated before I would like the Education section of the British Nigerian page to be accurate and reflect the current academic performance of British Nigerian children and that is all.
If no one cared, then there wouldn't be numerous articles on the differing levels of academic achievement by ethnic group, additionally we would not be having this discussion on the talk page is it wasn't important. I am afraid until you can cite multiple articles with regards to their performance being related to the English language, then that argument belongs in the realm of WP:OR. Also assuming I indulge you on this point, if that were the case, then similar levels of academic achievement would be seen in Ghanaians, Liberians along with Sierra Leoneans, which is not the case.
Actually the 78% figure is also cited in the 2013 IPPR report. Given that the mean for children attaining 5 A* - C grades in England is 56.9% and the mean difference away from the England mean for Nigerian children is +21.8%. If you want the mean score for Nigerian children as an absolute mean figure, 56.9 + 21.8 = 78.7%. Give or take rounding, the figure in the IPPR report is actually inline with the figure in the Economist.
I would suggest that we use the figure from the 2013 IPPR report and the original Economist figure alongside updated data for 2014 against scores for other ethnic groups in the United Kingdom. Nograviti ( talk
Like I said the Euromonitor article is but one article, leaving you subject to both WP:QS and WP:REDFLAG.
Re 78.7%, If you present the figure to zero decimal places without rounding, then the figure is 78%.
Also please don't speak on behalf of other users (in this case Tmol42). Tmol42 suggested that the data could be used subject to a caveat being included, which I do not have a problem with.
Also if we use the 2014 study metrics for British Nigerian students the data will still show that GCSE results for Nigerian students in the UK for 2010-2012 at 82% in 2010, 83% in 2011, and 94% in 2012. These figures should be cited against lower figures for Somalis, Congolese etc, with additional explanation that they are above the English Caucasian average, especially when you include information from the Huffington and Guardian articles.
Eitherway as it stands I still see no reason not to include IPPR 2013 information provided there is caveat and 2014 information, with additional supporting information from reputable news sources like the Guardian. Nograviti ( talk
Unfortunately I think we are going round in circles here.
"The ability to communicate" cannot be linked to the conclusions drawn in the one Euromonitor article about prior learning of the English language. That is a tenuous link at best..
Also you cannot simply write off data from the Economist a publication founded in 1843 with a circulation of over 1 and half million as "the editorial falsified its rounding of numbers of Nigerians". The Economist more than stands on its own as a reputable source. Likewise the same goes for the Guardian founded in 1821 and part of the guardian media group with annual revenue of £254.5 million GBP. Again the Huffington post is a reputable source which was bought by AOL for £315 million because of the quality of its content.
Re rounding I gave you an explanation which you have chosen to ignore (Re 78.7%, If you present the figure to zero decimal places without rounding, then the figure is 78%)
Again it is not for you decide what is off topic as I don't see the issue with pointing out the relative performance of other groups.
As a result I will raise a request for comment as I have tried to discuss this issue amicably, but you seem take great issue with exploring the performance of British Nigerian children vis a vis other ethnic groups particularly those derived from other parts of Africa.
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Could you please confirm that the [10] and IPPR 2013 report See here with the latter text including a caveat, can be used as a source of data in the British Nigerian education section?
The latter IPPR 2013 report supported by the following reputable news sources
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/mar/22/white-british-children-outperformed-by-minorities
Nograviti ( talk) Nograviti ( talk) 08:00, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Well it would seem we are at an impasse, as even in that discussion most of the objections appear to be primarily from one user. Also as an aside re the Somali talk page, I can't see how using figures from one London borough as indicative of Somali performance nationally is being particularly balanced. I am not sure where we go from here as it is become clearer to me that some users have specific agenda, rather than representing the data as it stands. How you deal with this issue in the context of WP isn't clear to me at this point. Perhaps we should pause for a while and weigh up additional options Nograviti ( talk) 08:35, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Actually, that GCSE figure is indeed for ethnically Portuguese students who speak Portuguese at home. I'm also aware that Nigerians speak various languages; that GCSE figure was for Yoruba specifically. Local authority GCSE figures for Nigerians in general and nationwide GCSE figures for the main Nigerian ethnolinguistic groups are adequate, as they are official. Middayexpress ( talk) 18:52, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
The Euromonitor International for the British Council paper also discusses Nigerian students abroad in the UK and elsewhere. The passages in question are actually on why the foreign students are achieving high marks: "English is the language of government, business and education, and the number of English speakers is growing consistently in Nigeria, rising almost 6% over the last three years, according to Euromonitor estimates. Euromonitor’s interviews with leading companies in Nigeria confirm that businesses view strong English language skills as key to improving an individual’s career prospects in both the public and private sectors, and also improving access to higher education at home and abroad[...] The number of Nigerians studying in the UK and the US is projected to increase 10-fold over the next five years (2,800 in 2009 to 30,000 by 2015) according to research by Euromonitor. Attaining higher education in countries such as the UK and US is increasing in popularity, but clearly this is only available to the wealthier parts of society. Students in Nigeria consider that an education in these countries can bring economic benefits to themselves and to their families, as it provides longer-term employment prospects" [17]. Middayexpress ( talk) 19:49, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Given the above, the Euromonitor International for the British Council passage just needs to be attributed to higher education. Middayexpress ( talk) 21:37, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Euromonitor International for the British Council indicates that Nigerian higher education students mainly choose to study in the UK (~66% of Nigerian foreign students) because of its English language academic system, that these students generally come from the wealthier segments of Nigerian society, that the pupils usually must already possess a solid command of English in order to be admitted into UK universities, that this profiency is gained beforehand in Nigeria's English language scholastic system, that the higher education students in general are proportionately much more likely to have been educated in private schools in Nigeria, where English is taught from nursery age, and that the Nigerian students' time in the UK is facilitated by an established and large Nigerian community: "During the course of interviews, four of five educational centres expressed a belief that the main reason for students choosing the UK and the US is English. The majority of graduates in Nigeria must complete their studies in English before applying for education abroad in these countries, as having a good standard of English is usually mandatory[...] Unsurprisingly, students from private education are far more likely to continue to higher education than those from public schools. This not only reflects the better educational infrastructure and teaching staff in the private sector, but also the fact that some Nigerians regard private school as an essential step to higher education[...] Private schools are also making efforts to improve the quality of English language teaching. These schools have made English the only teaching language for their nursery-and primary school-age pupils[...] In private schools, particularly in urban areas, children are instructed in English from nursery age[...] There is a large and thriving Nigerian-British community, which also helps ease the move for many Nigerians, allowing students to settle in quickly and fully integrate into their surrounding community and the educational system. The relative proximity of the UK to Nigeria also makes it more easily accessible as a study destination." Middayexpress ( talk) 19:32, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
I adjusted the paragraph to address your concerns. You wrote that the passage didn't match the source, so I made it match. Here is the wiki passage:
What if anything in that wiki passage do you believe does not match the Euromonitor International Research for the British Council material above? It looks like a fairly accurate rendering. Middayexpress ( talk) 15:00, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
All of the Nigerian higher education students that Euromonitor alludes to, including the foreign students in UK universities, graduated from institutions in Nigeria. It indicates as much and even quantifies the number of such foreign students. When it notes that students from private education are far more likely to continue to higher education than those from public schools, this necessarily also applies to those who would go on to study in universities abroad since the majority of graduates in Nigeria must complete their studies in English before applying for education abroad. Put simply, if two siblings graduate from high school x, and one decides to thereafter attend university y downtown while the other settles instead on university z abroad, both still nonetheless graduated from high school x. Middayexpress ( talk) 20:08, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
There is currently a thread started at: Talk:Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom#Pluralisation of ethnic group titles perhaps as "British people of <x origin> descent" as per Categories.
Contributions welcome. Greg Kaye 09:52, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
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