The United Kingdom branch of the Commonwealth Parliament Association, today, called for special seats for women at the National and State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria in the ongoing constitution amendment process. The leader of the delegation, Kate Ofunne Osamor, who pushed for consideration and passage of a Bill seeking special seats for wom...
•Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer Over 108,000 people applied for asylum in the United Kingdom last year, according to government figures released yesterday. This marked the highest number of asylum requests in any 12-month period since records began in 2001, reports AFP. The total represented an 18 per cent increase compared to the...
•Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Britain this weekend for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday, asking to be anonymous. The UK leader is hosting talks with European leaders about defence and...
The United States of America has released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. Among other African countries, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana are not listed in the new visa waiver programme for 2025 as the country introduces policy updates on permit privilege eligibility and others, reports The Nation. The US [&h...
•Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer The British Government today said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship. Under new guidance, migrants arriving by sea or hidden in the back of vehicles will normally be refused citizenship, reports ...
UK immigration enforcement teams made over 600 arrests in January, a 73 percent increase on the same period a year ago, as part of the new Labour government’s plan to tackle undocumented migration and people smuggling gangs, officials said today. The 609 arrests, compared to 352 in January 2024, were made during visits to over […]
•Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate The federal government today said that Nigeria is steadily being positioned as a growing hub for quality healthcare and now attracting patients not just from the West African subregion but also from countries as far as the United States and the United Kingdom. This Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, [&...
•Tuberculosis Tuberculosis cases in England surged by 13 per cent in 2024, marking a continued rise in recent years, according to new data published today by the UK Health Security Agency. The UKHSA shared this on the official government website in a release titled, “Tuberculosis cases in England continued to increase in 2024.” The latest [&he...
•Florence Eshalomi A British-Nigerian politician, Florence Eshalomi, has been appointed as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy to Nigeria. Eshalomi, 44, an MP representing the Vauxhall and Camberwell Green constituency, holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Political and International Studies with Law from Middlesex University. Her appointment makes...
•Late Temitope Iwute A 32-year-old Nigerian woman, Temitope Iwute, has died during childbirth in the United Kingdom. Iwute died shortly after receiving her Master’s degree at York St John University. Announcing her death yesterday, the official X account of the Community of Nigerians in the UK made a post seeking to raise money to support [&he...
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