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Nigerian IT workers emigrate to U.K in droves

    By Victoria Ayuwei   Nigerian banks, IT firms and communications companies are losing their skilled professionals at an alarming rate in...

British politician and Member of Parliament, David Amess, assassinated

British Conservative member of parliament, Sir David Amess was stabbed fatally on Friday while holding a constituency meeting. The 69 year-old, who represented...

AUKUS: USA, UK, Australia Partnership by Isidoros Karderinis

    by Isidoros Karderinis   The new AUKUS Partnership, the new geopolitical alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States,...

Cargo ships diverted from UK port over shortage of truck drivers

  Maersk, the world’s largest cargo company, has re-routed its vessels away from Felixstowe, a port in Suffolk, England, after they were waiting...

Only 127 foreign fuel tanker drivers apply for UK visa – PM

Only 127 foreign fuel tanker drivers have applied for temporary work visas aimed at tackling shortages, UK prime minister Boris Johnson has said....

UK impose sanctions against Gambian former president and first lady

  The United Kingdom has announced sanctions against former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh  and his wife, Zineb Jammeh, for human rights breaches, torture...

#EndSARS sanction threat: FG begins talks with UK Government 

    Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s move to impose sanctions on some officials over their roles in attacking and shooting #EndSARS protesters,...

UBA CEO, Uzoka, Gov. Makinde, Danbatta, others win coveted Zik Leadership award

The Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr Kennedy Uzoka, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and the Chairman/CEO of...

NEW BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER, BEN LLEWELLYN-JONES MEETS GOV. SANWO-OLU AT LAGOS HOUSE, ALAUSA, IKEJA

NEW BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER, BEN LLEWELLYN-JONES MEETS GOV. SANWO-OLU AT LAGOS HOUSE, ALAUSA, IKEJA, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020  

$9.6bn P&ID Case: Relief as UK Court grants Nigeria leave to challenge contract award

  Nigeria was on Friday granted leave to challenge the $9.6billion arbitrarily award to Process and Industrial Developments Limited, P&ID, over a botched...

WhatsApp to combat disinformation deluge with fact-checking function

    Messaging service WhatsApp is rolling out a new function which enables users to instantly research forwarded messages in an attempt to...

COVID-19: 190 stranded Nigerians in UK urge urgent airlift home

  No fewer than 190 Nigerians stranded in the United Kingdom amid  COVID-19 pandemic crisis are frustrated and depressed following the delay in...

Nigerian Nurse dies of coronavirus while sister ‘fighting for her life’ inside same hospital

  There have been many tough phone calls for the Akinsanya family in the past one week. The phone call from the family,...

 COVID-19 : British PM Boris Johnson recovers, released from hospital

  Barely a week of hospitalization after testing for COVID-19, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Sunday discharged from hospital. But he will...

Trump says UK, Ireland will be added to travel ban list

  The U.K. and Ireland will be added to the U.S European travel ban over the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said....