The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development has said that 18 states in Nigeria now produce about 5.7 million metric tonnes of milled rice, bringing the country’s production closer to the seven million metric tonnes projected milled rice requirement for 2016. According to a report on Growth and Employment in States, which was funded by […]
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Manchester bomber Salman Abedi was known to the security services and his risk to the public remained “subject to review” before he carried out his deadly attack. Abedi, whose sister said he “wanted revenge” for Western military strikes in the Middle East, was a “former subject of interest” to MI5, a Whitehall source confirmed. Hours […]
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The United Kingdom on Wednesday deported 35 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 5.50 a.m. The deportees, comprising 30 males and five females, were brought back aboard a chartered Titanic Airways aircraft […]
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Unilever Plc, United Kingdom (UK), will inject about ₦38 billion into its Nigerian subsidiary, Unilever Nigeria Plc under a new capital raising programme approved by the shareholders of the fast moving consumer goods company last week. Shareholders of Unilever Nigeria at the annual general meeting in Lagos approved a proposal by the board of the […]
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Anti-corruption agencies in four countries are examining a British firm’s links to a multimillion-pound defence deal involving a former Nigerian warlord, Government Ekpemupolo. Ekpemupolo is popularly known as Tompolo. According to Guardian, Investigators in the UK, the US, Nigeria (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) and Norway are scrutinising Cas-Global, after it was alleged that the […]
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The United Kingdom has denied an allegation by Jonathan that it supported President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 presidential election. The UK High Commission, in a statement on Saturday by its Press and Public Affairs Officer, Joe Abuku, said the 2015 elections were a credit to Nigerians. It said, “Prior to the 2015 elections in […]
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The Nigeria Department of State Security Service has said it has busted a deadly ISIS-linked Boko Haram terrorist gang that had planned to attack the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other western interests in Nigeria. The DSS in a statement by Tony Opuiyo, said it prevented the fatal attacks between the 25th […]
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The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a terror alert to its citizens currently living in Nigeria or planning to visit the country to be more vigilant during the Easter period. There have been pockets of suicide bombings in the North-East. The British Foreign Travel Advice, which was updated on Friday night, stated, […]
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The Government of the United Kingdom has deported 23 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 6.a.m on Friday. The deportees,who are all males, were brought back in a chartered aircraft. DSP Joseph […]
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The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has not changed his plan to return to his doctors in London, United Kingdom for follow-ups. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in an interview with journalists. Shehu said it was not true that Buhari had decided to […]
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Britain filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, with fond words and promises of friendship that could not disguise the historic nature of the schism – or the years of argument and hard-nosed bargaining ahead as the U.K. leaves the embrace of the bloc for an uncertain future as “global Britain.” Prime Minister […]
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A laptop ban affecting airline passengers travelling to the UK from six countries in the Middle East and north America is to be introduced “in the coming days”, Downing Street confirmed. The restriction – which means customers will no longer be able to carry laptops and other large electronic devices as cabin luggage – affects […]
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