The Federal Government last night said that the statements made by the United States, US, the United Kingdom, UK and the European Union, EU, on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen were driven by unfounded assumptions. The Presidency also told the three bodies not to be hasty in taking […]
Read More The Federal Government has welcomed the statements from the United States and the United Kingdom demanding credible and peaceful election in Nigeria and threatening punitive measures against election riggers and perpetrators of electoral violence. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed that the process for extraditing a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United Kingdom has begun. Acting spokesman of the commission, Mr. Tony Orilade, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja. There have been calls from different quarters for the extradition of the former […]
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As the countdown to Wednesday’s Appeal Court ruling continues, former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, has said the injustice visited on him in the United Kingdom has made him to have little faith in the UK judicial system. In a statement issued by his Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor, yesterday, Ibori said: “I have been […]
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he United Kingdom, United States of America and European Union, in collaboration with no fewer than 19 developed nations, have lauded Nigeria for sustaining the ideals of democracy since the country returned to participatory governance in 1999. The countries’ applause for Nigeria was contained in a special joint statement released on their behalf by the […]
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The number of Nigerian doctors working in the United Kingdom has been increasing, according to research by fact-checking organisation, Africa Check. Last year, the number of Nigerian doctors registered with the UK General Medical Council nearly doubled, an increase of 89 per cent, the BBC reports. “In 2016, a total of 245 doctors registered in […]
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South Africa’s president has cut short a visit to Britain to return home and deal with violent protests in a provincial capital. President Cyril Ramaphosa left the Commonwealth summit in London to respond to the turmoil in the North West capital of Mahikeng, where residents brought life to a standstill with protests over alleged corruption […]
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Royal Dutch Shell gave the green light on Monday for an expansion of the Penguins oil and gas field in the UK North Sea, its first major new project in the ageing basin in six years. Shell said the development, which includes the construction of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, reaffirmed the […]
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The British car industry association says automobile sales in the country fell in 2017 for the first time in six years and are set to fall further this year largely because of subdued economic growth. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Friday that overall demand fell 5.7 percent in 2017 to 2.54 million […]
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Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism by taking down material aimed at radicalising people or helping them to prepare attacks, the country’s security minister said. Ben Wallace accused tech firms of being happy to sell people’s data but not to give […]
Read More Fewer British employers plan to hire extra staff next year due to one of the gloomiest economic outlooks since Britain voted to leave the European Union in June 2016, a monthly recruitment industry survey showed on Wednesday. The data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) chime with official figures showing a falling number of […]
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After many years of legal fireworks, the United Kingdom has given the final clearance for Nigeria to draw down a whopping $85 million seized from entities embroiled in the controversial Malabu Oil scam. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, who confirmed the development to correspondents last night in […]
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