Covid-19

UK gov to announce COVID-19 ‘challenge’ trials

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah, British government says it may take part in a study that tries to deliberately infect volunteers who have been given an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus in an effort to more quickly determine if the vaccine works. The approach, called a challenge study, is risky

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British High Commission reopens visa application centres in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

The British High Commission in Nigeria has announced that it has reopened its visa application centres across the country, Daily Times gathered. The Commission made the announcement in a statement released via its Twitter account on Thursday, adding that there would be free visa replacement till December 2020. This replacement will cover individuals who will […]

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I need Britain’s help to rescue my daughter-Leah Sharibu mother

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

Mother of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, has pleaded with the British government to help rescue her daughter from Boko Haram’s captivity. Mrs. Rebecca Sharibu, made this plea in London in an interview on the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). If govt is doing nothing, what can I an ordinary citizen […]

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Britain to raise minimum wage to two-thirds of median earnings

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

The British government is planing to raise the minimum wage to two-thirds of median earnings, taking it to 10.50 pounds (13.58 dollars) an hour. The minimum wage increase was endorsed by an independent review on Monday that found setting a floor on pay had a negligible effect on job creation. Companies are now likely to […]

Foreign

UK repatriates 16,000 people after Thomas Cook collapse

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2019 0

Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said more than 70 flights were scheduled for Thursday to bring back 16,000 people to the country following the collapse of Thomas Cook. The authority also said more than 150 Thomas Cook crew and 30 per cent of the total number of passengers, in the first three days of the […]

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2019: We Support Neither Buhari nor Atiku, British Govt Clarifies

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2018 0

The British Government has clarified that it will maintain neutrality as Nigerians go to the poll in 2019 to elect a President. It reiterated this commitment as international agencies with local Civil Society Organisations told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fashion ways for People Living with Disabilities(PWDs) to easily participate in the

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British Government supports NAPTIP to fight human trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2018 0

The British Government on Tuesday said it will continue to assist the Nigerian Government in the fight against human trafficking. Stating this was the British Minister of State for Immigration, MS Caroline Noakes, who was on a visit to some facilities of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Lagos. […]

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UK Polls: President Jonathan Congratulates Cameron, Conservatives on Victory

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2015 0

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan congratulates Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservative Party of Great Britain on their victory in the country’s general elections. As Prime Minister Cameron and the Conservative Party prepare to form a new British Government backed by the clear majority in Parliament which they won in yesterday’s elections, President Jonathan