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 …

British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned. Raab resigned from the government on Friday after being accused of bullying his colleagues. Raab was said to have resigned in a letter to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak before the report was made public. The Deputy Prime Minister’s resignation could affect the electoral fortune of the Conservative Party. The local council …

United States President Joe Biden has brought words of encouragement and offers of investment on his visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the region’s Good Friday peace agreement. After an informal meeting with Rishi Sunak, the US president expressed support for the British prime minister’s compromise deal with the EU on Northern Ireland trade arrangements. “Your …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced a phased corporate name change for its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. In a statement, the nation’s premier financial services institution noted that FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia, and FBNBank DRC are now to be addressed as FirstBank UK, FirstBank Sierra Leone, FirstBank Gambia, and FirstBank DRC, being …

A humanitarian intervention focused on providing integrated food, nutrition sanitation, and protection services in Nigeria’s northeast region will empower over 300,000 mothers and caregivers. A statement by UNICEF said the intervention is aimed at improving the survival of children affected by conflict. It will enhance dietary practices, home-based malnutrition screening skills, provision of high-impact lifesaving nutrition interventions (such as early …

The United Kingdom said it had embarked on an exercise of collating information with the aim to impose visa bans and other sanctions against politicians that engaged in electoral fraud and anti-democratic exercises. According to the UK, the individuals to be punished were those who engaged in violence and voter suppression in the governorship and state assembly elections in Nigeria. …