Tag: Britain
ICYMI: Britain queries Buhari’s govt on Nnamdi Kanu’s abduction
Britain has asked Nigeria to explain where and how its citizen, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra…
Britain loses £8 billion to pandemic welfare fraud
Britain may have overpaid more than £8 billion, about $11 billion in welfare payments as fraud and error reached record…
Britain lifts COVID-19 restrictions next week, despite rising cases
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Monday the decision by government to lift the COVID-19 restrictions from 19 July.
Britain set to scrap quarantine for vaccinated arrivals from Nigeria, others
Britain plans to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from Nigeria and other countries in the coming weeks, transport minister Grant…
Why Britain has officially lost its mind
Britain’s new plan to have 50,000 Covid Cases By “Freedom Day” is dumber than Brexit which has killed small businesses…
UK kicks out Binance, one of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered cryptocurrency exchange Binance to stop undertaking any regulated activity in the country, saying…
Britain condoles with Nigeria over Attahiru’s death
The United Kingdom through the British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing condoled with Nigeria over the death of the Chief of…
Britain claims Nigeria’s COVID-19 variant deadlier than South Africa’s
A Nigerian Covid-19 variant is causing jitters in Britain, as reports claimed it could be deadlier than the South African…
Results of Brexit trickling in for Britain: They are catastrophic
With Brexit, Britain has wilfully made itself the economic equivalent of a banana republic. Not metaphorically, but literally.
Britain is Becoming the World’s Newest Failed State
Britain is a failing state, a nation that has imploded into stupidity, ugliness, hate, brutality, ignorance, greed, racism
France to do comprehensive checks of British goods
France is planning to carry out comprehensive checks of British goods starting at the turn of the year, an official…
Updated: Britain clinches Brexit trade deal with EU
Britain clinched a Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of…
Philippines, Japan ban flights from Britain
The Philippines and Japan on Wednesday joined a growing list of countries banning flights from Britain amid global concerns over…
Britain, France reach deal to reopen border
By Xinhua/NAN Britain and France have reached a deal to reopen their border to haulers and some passengers from Wednesday,…
British manufacturers warn on peril of ‘No Deal Brexit’
Britain’s manufacturing industry warned of a potential ‘knockout blow’ if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is unable to secure a trade…
90 year-old woman makes history as UK launches COVID-19 mass vaccination
A 90 year-old woman, Margaret Keenan became the first Briton to be vaccinated against the raging COVID-19 on Tuesday, as…
UK begins mass COVID-19 vaccination programme
Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination…
Britain set to roll out Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine this week
Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Tuesday this week.
Britain to ban installation of Huawei 5G equipment
The British government, on Monday said that it would ban providers from installing Huawei equipment in the country’s 5G network…
Britain moves against installation of Huawei 5G kit
The British government, on Monday, said that it would ban providers from installing Huawei equipment in the country’s 5G network…
Britain set to jack up military spending, biggest since end of Cold War
Britain will announce today the biggest investment in its military since the end of the Cold War, according to Prime…
Damage to organs reported in young people with COVID-19
A British study has found signs of damage to multiple organs in young and previously healthy people with ongoing COVID-19…
UK unemployment rate rises as coronavirus hits job market
Britain’s unemployment rate has jumped to 4.8 percent as the coronavirus pandemic destroys a record number of UK jobs, official…
Britain in throes of Covid-19 explosion, lockdown looms
Britain reported a daily record of more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as contradictory pressure grows on the…
Another COVID-19 lockdown looms in Britain
Britain is likely to need to reintroduce some national coronavirus lockdown measures sooner rather than later, a former senior government…
EU, Britain continue post-Brexit negotiations
Eleven weeks after Brexit, Britain and the European Union (EU) are hoping to finally make progress towards a trade agreement.
UK coronavirus death toll close to 5,000
The UK coronavirus death toll is now close to 5,000 after another 621 people died in the last 24 hours.
Coronavirus crisis: Britain, private hospitals seal deal
Britain agreed to a deal with private healthcare providers on Saturday to free up beds and medical services for the…
Coronavirus triggers panic buying in UK
Coronavirus epidemic has triggered unprecedented panic buying in the UK, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his government…
Britain embraces Huawei’s 5G Network, Trump’s US disappointed
Britain on Tuesday gave the green light to a limited role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in the country's 5G…