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 but proponents think it may produce results […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 electoral […]
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. […]
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 assures […]