Tag: UK
UK stops Nigerian students, others from bringing families during studies
Home Secretary, Suella Braverman said recent immigration figures had shown an "unexpected rise" in the number of dependants coming to the…
‘Dabiri-Erewa did not intervene in Peter Obi’s UK ordeal’
Peter Obi was briefly detained at Hearthrow Airport in London identity during his recent trip to the UK.
UK didn’t tender apology to Peter Obi for being detained
Obi was on Good Friday detained and questioned at the Heathrow Airport, London by UK immigration services due to someone…
Breaking: Obasanjo writes UK, seeks clemency for Ekweremadu, wife
Ekweremadu and his wife had been convicted for organ trafficking by the Central Criminal Court, Old Baily, London and will…
Kuda launches in the UK
The launch will among other things, enable hundreds of thousands of UK-based Nigerians to combat high remittance costs on large…
One-year old falls from 7th floor, dies
The incident is being treated as a sudden unexpected death in childhood
Monkeypox cases spread in UK, common with gays, bisexuals
Nineteen countries across the world – mainly in Europe – have now detected the smallpox-like virus over the past three…
Russia bans UK planes from airspace in tit for tat
The agency noted that Moscow had sent a proposal to London to hold consultations regarding flights between between the countries,…
UK withdraws diplomats from Ukraine over fears of Russian invasion
The UK move comes after the US ordered families of American diplomats out of the country for the same reason,…
Breaking: In tit-for-tat Nigeria bans flights from Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia
Minister of Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika, announced the decision on Sunday in Lagos and explained that it was to reciprocate…
Reports: Bread prices going up in UK
Industry chiefs warned that rising global demand has sent the price of bread wheat up by 26.7 per cent in…
Energy Transition: Osinbajo to Represent Buhari in London
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will today leave Abuja for London, the United Kingdom where he is billed to represent President…
UAE to pour £10B investment in UK
The five-year investment will focus on technology, infrastructure and climate-focused energy transition, according to a joint statement.
Twitter ban: UK, EU, Canada, others call for dialogue
Governments of the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Republic of Ireland, Norway and those of the European Union (EU) have called…
UK reports Zero COVID-19 death, first time in 10 months
The UK today reported zero Covid-19 death for the first time in 10 months, Department of Health figures showed
UK experiences worst day of COVID-19 pandemic
The United Kingdom recorded its highest daily death toll and confirmed cases on Friday since the start of the COVID-19…
Nigeria imposes new rules for UK, South Africa arrivals
Additional COVID-19 quarantine protocols for arrivals from UK and South Africa announced by chairman of the Presidential Task Force, Boss…
COVID-19 cases hit new daily record in UK
The UK reported 41,385 new COVID-19 cases today, the highest recorded in a single day since the start of the…
Nigeria sets new travel rules for UK, South Africa arrivals
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has announced new travel rules for passengers coming into Nigeria from South Africa…
UK, EU near Brexit trade deal
The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) are near a post Brexit trade agreement.
Osinbajo, UK delegation hopeful on post Brexit relations
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says discussions on relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom in post Brexit era is exciting…
UK, 14 African countries to enter trade agreements
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for International Trade says new trade agreements will come into force in January for the…
UK government, parliament may wade into #EndSARS crisis
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku One Silas Ojo has tabled a petition to the United Kingdom government and parliament. He requested that…
Nigeria gets new UK Deputy High Commissioner
Ben Llewellyn-Jones has been appointed by the United Kingdom to replace Ms. Harriet Thompson as British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC)…
Black Saturday in UK as coronavirus death toll soars
It was a Black Saturday in the UK as another 888 people died after contracting coronavirus. The new deaths took…
UK not out of coronavirus woods yet, death toll high again
The coronavirus death toll in the UK went higher again on Thursday with 861 more deaths announced. This took the…
Drug traffickers hide N483m cocaine in cargo of face masks
Sons-of-the-devil drug traffickers exploiting the coronavirus crisis of the moment hid cocaine in a cargo of face masks, heading for…
One third of hospital staff test positive for coronavirus
A startling one-third of hospital staff in the UK have tested positive for coronavirus, according to latest data from the…
Coronavirus kills 11 year-old boy in UK as deaths soar
The coronavirus death toll in the UK rose by 917 to 9,875 on Saturday. It was the third successive day…
Coronavirus Grim Reaper merciless in UK, record 936 people die
Another record 936 people died in the UK on Wednesday from coronavirus, indicating the virus' Grim Reaper, is unrelenting.