18 or over, and your WAEC result is enough. German at A1 for the visa; most hosts ask A2 or B1. No upper age limit on the Federal Volunteer Service (BFD).
Family
Plan the year alone: on a 12-month service your husband or wife has no right to join you.
Whoever applies pays the €1,000 permit fee, you or your employer; if your employer applies, it can never take it back from you. No labour market test.
Costs you
About ₦539,000 to ₦599,000 for the visa (€60 single entry or €100 multiple entry) and registration (€300); about ₦2.0m to ₦2.1m if you also pay the permit's €1,000 yourself. VFS's fee and flights: we do not know yet.The official page
How long
Permits are processed in date order: as of 20 October 2026, applications received 12 October 2026. Apply 12 weeks before you start.
A two-year offer from an employer registered with the Revenue Commissioners: €40,904 or more in a listed occupation, with a relevant degree, or over €68,911 in most others. Health roles are not part of this route.enterprise.gov.ie. Updated on 21 October 2026.
Family
Immediate family reunification; your partner can then take any job, with a permit currently issued free.enterprise.gov.ie. Updated on 19 October 2026.
Open
Canada, Atlantic Immigration Program
skilled work, with a designated employer
Open, updated on 7 October 2026. New Brunswick limits endorsements for people outside Canada to recruitment led by its government in health care, education and construction, and takes no new employer designation applications for the rest of 2026 (notices effective 14 September 2026, gnb.ca, updated on 7 October 2026).
Who pays
You pay; the employer offers the job.
Costs you
About ₦3.6m in settlement funds to show for one person.
1,560 hours of related paid work in the last 5 years; CLB 5 (or CLB 4 for TEER 4); a credential assessment; a job offer from a designated employer.canada.ca. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Family
Settlement funds rise with each person: CAD 4,750 for two.canada.ca. Updated on 21 October 2026.
Open
Germany
a master's at a public university
You apply to the university yourself. Rekoja walks you through it, free.
Who pays
You pay living costs; public universities charge low fees.
Costs you
About ₦17.8m a year in a blocked account (EUR 11,904).
A current admission letter from a German university, and your school results from primary school to your degree.German Missions in Nigeria. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Graduates with a bachelor's, or in its last year if they graduate before the master's programme starts.erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu. Updated on 8 October 2026.
At least 2 years of related work after your bachelor's, upper-third results, a degree normally not more than 6 years old.DAAD. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Afreximbank pays US$1,000 a month (about ₦1.33 million), and US$500 for housing if you move to Cairo; UNICEF pays a monthly stipend; WHO pays a living allowance to the interns who need it.
Costs you
Applying to all three is free. You pay for a passport only if you have none or yours ends within a year.
How long
UNICEF's internships normally run six to twenty-six weeks, WHO's six to 24; Afreximbank prints no length.
Afreximbank: students aged 20 to 32 this year. UNICEF: 18 or older, enrolled or graduated in the past two years. WHO: 20 or older, three years of university done.
Family
The internship is for you: in Cairo the bank gives you a week in a hotel; WHO does not help you find a home.
Your employer or client pays you; on Deel, the hirer pays Deel's fee.
Costs you
Nothing to the Tax ID Portal (it states no fee). On Upwork, 0 to 15% of each contract plus 7.5% VAT on that fee, and about ₦1,320 (US$0.99) a withdrawal to your bank.
How long
Finding work: we do not know how long. A withdrawal reaches your bank within four business days.The official page
Work you have done to show, your name exactly as it is on your bank account, and your Tax ID from the Tax ID Portal with your NIN.support.upwork.com and taxid.nrs.gov.ng. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Family
Not applicable: you stay at home.
ComingFrom home
3MTT
Three Million Technical Talent
Official status: Open, rolling. Updated on 6 October 2026.
Who pays
The Federal Government pays for the training.
Costs you
Nothing to apply.3mtt.nitda.gov.ng. Updated on 6 October 2026.
United Kingdom, the Mastercard Foundation scholarship at Cambridge
a one-year master's, your fees and living paid
Who pays
The programme pays your course fee, a monthly living allowance, your flight, your visa and the health surcharge, and a laptop.
Costs you
Cambridge's fee of £85 (about ₦152,000), waived by the programme's form if you meet your course's grade. After an offer, your IELTS (₦299,000) and your TB test.
How long
Send the fee waiver form by 20 November 2026 and apply by your funding deadline. Offer letters in late March or early April 2027, and term starts 1 October 2027.
A citizen of an African country who lives in one, with a bachelor's degree that meets your course's grade: for a Nigerian degree, a CGPA of 4.0 out of 5 or more.
Family
On a taught course your husband, wife or children cannot come on this visa, and the programme pays nothing for them.
Not yet open: the 2026/27 call is the latest published. The 2027/28 call's dates: we do not know yet. Here is the official page. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Who pays
The Hungarian government waives tuition and pays HUF 43,700 a month, 12 months a year, plus a dormitory place or HUF 40,000 a month towards housing.
Under 40 on 1 September of the selection year, with a bachelor's or master's by that date and a GPA of 80 percent or higher; apply through the Korean Embassy or a GKS university.studyinkorea.go.kr. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Funded by the FCDO and partner organisations.chevening.org. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Costs you
Nothing to apply.chevening.org. Updated on 7 October 2026.
How long
Results for this window mid-June 2027.chevening.org. Updated on 7 October 2026.
What you need
Graduates with at least 2,800 hours of work experience after their degree.chevening.org. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Family
There is no provision for dependants of Chevening Scholars. Scholars are advised not to bring dependants to the UK.chevening.org. Updated on 10 October 2026.
The UK government pays: fees, your airfare and a stipend of £1,712 a month.
Costs you
Nothing to apply.Updated on 7 October 2026.
How long
The outcome by July 2027, for a 2027/28 start.
What you need
The CSC takes a 2:1, or a 2:2 with a relevant postgraduate qualification; Nigeria's call asks for at least a 2:1 and two UK admissions. Nomination through the Department of Scholarship Awards (formerly the Federal Scholarship Board).cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk and Nigeria's call. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Family
The CSC does not pay your family's fares. A child allowance (£622 a month for the first child, £154 for the second and third, under 16) only if you are widowed, divorced or a single parent and they live with you in the UK.cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk. Updated on 21 October 2026.
Citizens of a country on the 2027 intake's list (Nigeria is on it), living and working there or working in another African country: mid-level to senior professionals in work now, with a bachelor's and no master's, and at least five years' paid work since it in one of the five fields.australiaawardsafrica.org. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Family
Your partner and children may apply for dependent visas, usually after you arrive, with the university's approval, and the award pays nothing for them (australiaawardsafrica.org). Home Affairs lets a DFAT-sponsored student include family when lodging, never later. The two pages differ.australiaawardsafrica.org and immi.homeaffairs.gov.au. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Figures are each authority's own, updated on the date beside them. Naira at the official rates of 20 October 2026 and 27 October 2026. Canadian, Australian and New Zealand figures are cross rates through the US dollar. Confirm before filing.