The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arch. Ahmed Dangiwa has said that the mortgage scheme for Nigerians in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada would be launched in February, next year. Dangiwa stated this ahead of the proposed launch of the Diaspora Mortgage Housing Scheme in the UK, USA and Canada, when he received the Chairman, …

The United Kingdom’s first official drug consumption room for illegal drugs will open in Scotland after receiving approval Wednesday, after years of arguments over the controversial harm-reduction policy for addicts. The £2.3 million ($2.8 million) facility in Glasgow will allow users to take their own drugs in a clean environment under medical supervision. The Glasgow City Integration Joint Board finally …

The British High Commission in Nigeria has announced the opening of a new temporary submission centre for United Kingdom visas in Enugu State. In a statement on Monday, the commission said the centre would be opened from Wednesday, in addition to current locations in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The facility will operate out of the Omedel Luxury Hotel, 4/6 Link …

The Enugu State Government at the weekend took a bold step towards the actualisation of a $30 billion economy in the next four to eight years, as the state successfully hosted an inaugural Enugu State Investment and Economic Growth Stakeholders Roundtable. This was even as the administration of the state governor, Dr Peter Mbah, used the occasion to unveil 30 …

The first womb transplant has been carried out by surgeons on a woman in the United Kingdom. The woman’s sister was the living womb donor. According to The Guardian on Wednesday, the unidentified 34-year-old married recipient from England underwent a nine-hour transplant procedure. The married woman was born with a rare condition, meaning her original womb was underdeveloped. She received …

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Richard Montgomery has said that the United Konhdom government’s new policy on the restriction of foreign student visas is aimed at managing the pressure on social services for scholars. Montgomery, who said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, explained that the policy was not targeted at discouraging Nigerian …

The Federal Government on Thursday sought the support of the British government in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other violent crimes and conflicts. While receiving the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Montgomery, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume also called for support in agriculture and infrastructural development. He said: “We want …

The House of Representatives has urged the Central Criminal Court of the United Kingdom and the British Government to “temper justice with mercy” in sentencing a former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu; and a UK-based Dr. Obinna Obeta. The House also urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to “take all diplomatic steps and …

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that he “looks forward to working” with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu after his inauguration as President on 29th May. In a letter to President-elect, the United Kingdom PM said he hopes to welcome Tinubu for the second Africa Investment Summit billed for London in April next year. He said the summit would …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has held an emergency meeting to discuss assistance for the British nationals trapped in Sudan as fighting continues in the African country. The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) confirmed that the morning meeting in the Cabinet Office saw Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell attend. Government officials said they are “doing …