•Theresa May Former UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, today announced that she will stand down as a member of parliament at the next general election, due to take place later this year. May, 67, is the most senior member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party to announce they will not seek re-election, reports AFP. […]
•UK Parliament Pro-Palestinian protesters and politicians responded in outrage yesterday when a United Kingdom parliamentary debate and vote on a Scottish National Party motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza ended with the adoption of a Labour Party amendment. The SNP had put forward a call “for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel,” con...
•The United Kingdom Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch and Nigerian Trade Minister Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, at the signing yesterday in Abuja. The federal government has retracted its earlier statement on the legal aspect of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership signed with the United Kingdom yesterday. This came f...
•Kemi Badenoch The United Kingdom and Nigeria are set to sign a partnership agreement that will permit British legal practitioners to operate businesses and render services in Nigeria. In a press release on its website today, the partnership deal between the UK and Nigeria is to promote trade and investment and open new prospects for […...
•Britain’s Prince Harry Prince Harry today settled a long-running legal claim against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), nearly two months after a UK judge ruled he had been a victim of phone hacking by its tabloid titles. The Duke of Sussex sued MGN — which publishes The Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People — alleging its […]
•Aeroplane The depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar by 55 per cent at the official foreign exchange market has led to a commensurate depreciation in airfares on international routes in Nigeria, according to findings. The naira had fallen from approximately 900/dollar to over 1,400/dollar on Monday after the FMDQ Exchange,...
•Kate Osamor A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended by the United Kingdom’s Labour Party after she accused Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. Osamor, however, has apologised for “any offence caused” over the message distributed to local party members on Friday. BBC reported that the chief whip sus...
The UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was to announce today, reports AFP. “As any parent or teacher knows, one of the most worrying trends at the moment is the rise in vaping among children, and so we must act […]
•Uk visa The United Kingdom has updated its list of companies and organizations licensed to sponsor skilled immigrants through the temporary worker immigration route. According to the updated information on its website, the latest list, updated on January 12, 2024, now includes 99,856 approved companies. It marked an increase of 31,226 compani...
•Japa Many universities in the United Kingdom are at risk of falling into financial deficit due to the astronomical decline in international students after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ban on bringing dependants into the country. The Home Office of the United Kingdom announced that it had commenced the implementation of its policy banning Nige...