Many Nigerians today are looking for safe, legal, and well-paying jobs abroad because of the limited job opportunities and low salaries at home. Traveling out to work has become a big dream for many young people who want a better life, support their families, and gain international experience. In 2025, several foreign countries are opening their doors to skilled and hardworking Nigerians.
These countries are looking for professionals in areas like healthcare, construction, technology, farming, and education. The most important thing is to go through legal means that applying through verified recruitment agencies, official government programs, or company websites. This helps you avoid scams and ensures your stay abroad is safe and secure.
If you have the right qualifications, experience, or even vocational skills, you can find great opportunities outside Nigeria. Some of the top countries hiring Nigerians in 2025 offer good pay, better working conditions, and the chance to settle or gain permanent residency after some years. In this article, I will guide you through top 3 foreign countries currently hiring Nigerians for work abroad (legit opportunities) and the type of jobs available there. So read up. Below are the top world countries that need Nigerians to come and work for them.
1. Canada
Canada is among the top places in the world that is looking for Nigerians that are ready to work for them. This is possible because they are a lot of new businesses, industries and companies that are opening in the country that commands instant employment. Apart from employers from individual firms, some government of Canada do free visa sponsorship programs that allows foreign workers to migrate to Canada and secure a job, this type of opportunities is very rare and in Nigeria, but since workGidi is a job search platform we make it possible for you by bringing this job alert, all you need to do is to apply for it as soon as possible.
Jobs Available in Canada for Nigerians
- Nursing And Healthcare: currently, Canada is hiring Nigeriana for work in the medical sectors like nursing and other health organizations, hospitals and medicine manufacturing factories, nurses, doctors, health specialist etc are all needed urgently to occupy the position of this available jobs. The salary are very okay and impressive $65k to $90k yearly.
- Information technology (IT): People who are specialized in computer jobs like programming, data analysis, cyber securities, cloud computing, AI generation, web and software development etc are all needed in Canada to work. Payment is around $125k to $140K. Annually.
- Engineering: another section that is recruiting Nigerians in foreign countries is engineer jobs like site engineer, project manager, chemical engineers, Manufacturing Engineer and others… Employers in this section pay between $85,000 dollars and $130,000 dollars.
- Truck driving: well skilled drivers are needed in Canada to drive truck to transport companies product or staff, the spaces are still open for all Nigerian applicants, Salary is very good, because they pay $45k to $70k every year.
- Construction and mechanics: Employers in Canada is calling Nigerians to come over and work as construction labourers, payment is $70k to $85k per anum.
- Agriculture and food processing: the agric industry are seriously hiring Nigerians for jobs abroad in Canada, payment is every hour as far as say u get energy to work, the work available in this field are farm jobs like fruit picking, planting, harvesting, packing and storing of farm produce. Those working here earns $18 or $25 dollar per hour, and $55k to $90 dollars in a full year.
Why Canada Hires Nigerians:
There is labour shortage in Canada, people of that country have already gotten jobs. Infact to be honest with you Canada is not like Nigeria wey graduates and non graduates are looking for work o, abroad have plenty job opportunities for both skilled and unskilled job seekers, it is up to the point that they even employ all available workers there and finish and still want Foreigners to travel in and work as well, so if you have always dream of traveling abroad, this is the right time to prepare, don’t allow this chance miss you, act fast by applying.
2. United Kingdom
Another recruitment is ongoing Uk, top foreign country wanting to employ Nigerians for jobs in the following offices, starting from healthcare, caregiving, and technology fields. TlUK’s work visa policies now make it easier for qualified Nigerians to move and work legally.
Jobs available in UK for Nigerians
The are very many positions both for white collar job and outside energetic jobs opportunities in United Kingdom, but present at the moment it’s 2 sectors that are recruiting Nigerians and ready to give them work if they apply, here are the vacancies:- Caregiver, Nursing, Tech, Education,etc, I will break it down by explaining the work roles and salary you should expect when you get approval.
Caregiver Jobs in United Kingdom for Nigerians
This vacancy is for applicants that can take
- care of old people, which involves bathing, feeding, cleaning, dressing and watching over them like a baby in the UK, so if you can handle this job very well, you are lucky becos UK employers will accept your application urgently. Salary starts from £11.40 to £14.80 per hour and £2,388 to £2,856 per month.
Healthcare Jobs in United Kingdom for Nigerian
If you are a
- nurse in Nigeria,
- doctor,
- health worker,
- medical expert,
- pharmacist,
- and also someone who can take care of human being or treat them for disease, infection, give internal health remedy,
this vacancy to work in United Kingdom is for you, apply immediately. Salary starts from £2,500 to £3,800 per month.
Education Jobs in UK for Nigerians
This opportunity is for Nigeria teachers association and university lecturers that were waiting to work abroad, if you can teach in foreign school or run house to house tutorial, you are one step away from achieving your career as a teacher in the United Kingdom, UK is recruiting Nigerians for Teaching Jobs and office administration in 2025/2026 so get prepared and submit application. Salary starts from £2,500 and £2,900 per month per month.
IT & Tech Jobs in UK for Nigerians
New technology spaces are opening in United Kingdom calling for Nigerian skilled workers for fast employment in the following offices.
- Software Developer,
- web developer,
- cybersecurity expert,
- coding pro
- AI operator
- Data Analyst
- and other related computers jobs
so if you Re good in this field this is a mighty opportunity that you should not care less about. Salary is between £2,000 and £3,000 every month.
Why UK Hires Nigerians
Government of United Kingdom are now in search of skilled professionals to fill job gaps in their country, this is because of labour shortage and aging population, this jobs require those who have knowledge or experience and many people of UK are already employed, the remaining do not know how to do the job because some of them don’t have idea about it, so they know that many Nigerians have this skills but there’s no work, so they want to bring them into United Kingdom to work.
Apart from official government bodies, some legit job owners in UK also recruit foreigners like Nigerians too to come work for abroad when they observe that workers are available in Nigeria through process Free Visa Sponsorship program in case the applicant does not have money to settle requirements or flight ticket fee.
3. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
the third place that is making it possible for Nigerians to get international job is United Arab well known as Dubai. Here, so many positions is being opened for everyone, whether you go school or you no go, even if you have skills or no skill both graduates and non graduates can travel down to UAE and still secure a job because so many sectors need workers from Nigeria currently and their payment is very high.
Below are available jobs position needing Nigerian workers…:-
Construction Jobs in United Arab UAE for Nigerians
Under this category, they need people that are
- Plumbers,
- brick layers,
- block packers,
- electricians
- and the rest on this class.
Salary for each worker here is 2,000 to 4,000+ AED monthly.
Hospitality Jobs in UAE for Nigerians
Work available in this recruitment are
- hotel staff
- cleaners
- waiters
- security
- retail
- customer service
Salary ranges from AED 2,500-3,500 per month for new workers and AED 6,000-25,000 for workers that hv been working for years.
Drivers and Logistics Jobs in UAE for Nigerians
Citizens from Nigeria who are good in:-
- Dispatch Riders (delivery guy)
- Truck Drivers
- Staff transporter
Salary is AED 1,948 to AED 6,000 in one month.
Why United Arab Emirate is Recruiting Nigerians
UAE is very big country with surplus jobs opportunities opening everyday. Its economy is doing very well, especially in areas like tourism, construction, real estate, and hospitality. Many new hotels, companies, and projects are opening every year, so they need more workers to fill different job positions.
United Arab Emirates like Nigerians well well because they know say Naija people are very hardworking, smart, and can speak English very well. Many Nigerians already work in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other cities as construction workers, hotel staff, salespeople, cleaners, and even office workers. Employers in the UAE like Nigerians because they do their jobs seriously and are always ready to learn new skills, Naija no lazy at all.
How To Apply for the Jobs
Now let me guide you on how you gonna apply for this jobs opportunities abroad, choose any country of your choice, alright, let’s go there:-
I will present in a tabular form so you don’t get confused
| Country Recruiting Nigerians for work | Link to Apply |
| Canada | www.jobbank.gc.ca, or www.ca.indeed.com or www.linkedin.com/jobs |
| United Kingdom [UK] | www.jobs.nhs.uk or www.indeed.co.uk or www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa |
| United Arab Emirates UAE | www.gulftalent.com, or www.ae.indeed.com or www.dubizzle.com/jobs |
Note: You can apply either directly from the website I gave you or through trusted recruitment agencies in Nigeria, do not pay shi shi to scammers, be very careful when you are dealing with anybody outside the links I given you.
Do This When You’re Applying
- Prepare your CV, a well written one
- gather your certificates and apply it to the application letter (if you have any)
- List your job experience or skills
- Apply for work with free Visa if you don’t have money to travel
- Submit Application on Trusted Portals only
- Apply on Many Job Boards, dont rely on one.
- Turn on Notifications for Feedback from employers via email or sms
- Get Ready for Interview
- When Job Approved
- pack your backs and relocate abroad
How to Increase your chance of getting this job
if you have some of this things I am going to mention, it’s will enable you to land a job in any of thiese 3 foreign countries real fast as a Nigerian:-
- Certification: having a certificate that shows you ar an expert in the field you are applying is a very nice proof to your employer and that could make them consider you granted for the job.
- Experience: for someone who gave been doing the job in Nigeria already maybe for 2 yrs or above, it is very easy for you to be given this job opportunity because the government of foreign countries or job bodies will be impressed knowing you will not waste their time understanding the work and what to do.
- Ability to Speak English: this one is very important, because you can not communicate with foreigners with local languages, they won’t understand anything outside English, so if you as applicant can flow with that it already an advantage for you to get employed.
- Matching CV Style: the way Nigeria Application letter looks like, is not the same arrangement for Canada, Germany, UK and UAE, so you must to figure out exactly how each of this counties present or write their letter/cover of job application and follow exactly like that before you submit.
Conclusion
The top 3 foreign countries that is hiring Nigerian for jobs internationally are Canada, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates and the jobs opportunities in this region are very much that even 50,000 Nigerians want to apply for it, they will all get the work. I have taken my time to list out and explain the vacancies, types of jobs available in each country, the salary paid, and how to apply for it, now the decision is left for you to take, and you should act fast as urgent as you need a job. Begin your immigration plans by choosing one job and corresponding recruitment country and Apply today!