United Kingdom (UK)
31 Jan
The UK government announced plans on Wednesday to build four new prisons by 2031 to ease an overcrowding crisis, which triggered the early releases of hundreds of inmates this year. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out the 10-year plan to ensure there is "always a place in our prisons for dangerous offenders", with the prison…
29 May 2024
A delegation, to be led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK), Christian Okeke, and leaders of the Nigerian Students' Union in UK has made arrangements to visit the management of Teesside University to intervene on the allegations of unfair and unjust deportation order served on some Nigerian students in…
8 May 2024
The British government on Wednesday ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of a nationwide e-gate outage at a number of airports that caused long delays for passengers. The electronic gates which scan passports and use facial recognition went down shortly before 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) on Tuesday but were up and running again shortly…
8 May 2024
Social media platforms will be hit by fines of up to $22.5 million unless they take action to ensure their algorithms do not direct children towards harmful content, the UK communications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday. A new British online safety law imposes new legal responsibilities on platforms to protect children, and Ofcom published a draft…
5 May 2024
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, on Sunday said that the number of dependents who accompany students from Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK) rose from 1,500 to 52,000 between 2019 and 2022. Montgomery made this known in a statement following his interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. "In the…
3 May 2024
The National Health Service (NHS) has made available a new "life-changing" treatment for people living with sickle cell disease. Sky News on Friday reported that thousands of sickle cell patients living in the United Kingdom (UK) could see their lives transformed by the drug, Voxelotor. The report said Voxelotor works by helping hemoglobin, a protein…
24 Apr 2024
KPMG has announced the cancellation of job offers to some foreign graduates in the United Kingdom (UK). KPMG took this step following the decision of the UK government to tighten visa rules for overseas workers in a bid to cut record immigration. The Financial Times reports that one of the UK’s biggest graduate employers, the…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has responded to a BBC report claiming that vital leprosy drugs faced delays in reaching Nigeria due to the country’s regulatory policies. The agency clarified that the delay was caused by non-compliance with essential quality assurance procedures, not an intentional blockage. In a statement…
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"Reel Love" retained its top spot at the box office over the weekend, while Captain America: Brave New World moved closer to the ₦350 million mark despite competition from new releases. According to the latest figures released on Monday, “Reel Love” led the box office for the second consecutive weekend, earning ₦26.7 million between March…
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Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has implemented a corporate governance procedure to safeguard its acquisition of 20 per cent equity in a 100,000 barrels per day refinery project set to be established by African Refinery Group Limited, ARPHL, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited. Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr.Felix Ogbe, who…
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If you’ve ever had a long, unexpected trip to the toilet, you know how weak it can leave you feeling. Be it from food poisoning, a stomach bug, or something else, excessive stooling, which can also be called diarrhea, drains your body of energy, water, and essential nutrients. Nobody enjoys being stuck in the toilet,…
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Tensions ran high at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Archery Federation (NAF) as several delegates from 8 out of 10 recognized archery-active states were reportedly locked out of the venue by officials under the directive of Federation President Abdullah. The unexpected exclusion led to an uproar, with affected members protesting outside the…
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Gunmen suspected to be armed herders have killed over 20 farmers in Ondo State after invading no fewer than four communities in the Akure North Local Council Area of the state. With the attack occurring at midnight over the weekend, sources in the affected communities, identified as Aba Pastor, Aba Sunday, Ademekun Camp, and Aba…
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Russian prosecutors on Monday accused a veteran journalist of "justifying terrorism" -- a charge punishable by up to seven years in prison -- as her trial opened amid a widespread crackdown on independent media. Moscow has hugely stepped efforts to quash dissent as it fights in Ukraine and regularly accuses anyone deemed not to toe…
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The Brazilian head of the next UN climate conference acknowledged Monday the limitations of such global negotiations, and the need to deliver on promises made at these summits. Andre Correa do Lago, a veteran climate negotiator, said it was necessary to be self-critical and push back against the belief that the so-called Conference of the…
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Senate Minority Whip and Senator for Enugu West District, Osita Ngwu, has congratulated Governor Peter Mbah on his conferment of a Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) degree by the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology. In a statement, Senator Ngwu described the honor as a well-deserved recognition of Governor Mbah’s relentless efforts in…
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Gold Mercury International, the global governance think tank, has awarded the 2025 Gold Mercury Award to His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, in recognition of his lifelong dedication to peace, non-violence, compassion, and environmental sustainability. This year’s award is particularly significant as it coincides with the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, marking a momentous…