Tag: UK
UK to spend £16m on 270,000 North-East students, lauds Buni
The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged to provide educational support worth £16 million for pupils and students in the North-East in 2022.
Alhaji Mamman Mohammed,...
NBS: Capital importation stands at $1.73bn in Q3, 2021
The total value of capital importation into Nigeria stood at $1.73 billion in the third quarter of 2021, from $875.62 million in the preceding...
UK empties travel red list, removes Nigeria, 10 others
Travellers from nations including Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe will no longer have to isolate in a hotel...
Covid-19: UK records first death with Omicron variant
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Monday, confirmed the death of one patient with the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Johnson said the new variant was also...
Nigeria fights back, restricts UK, Canadian, Saudi Arabian airlines
With effect from Tuesday, December 14, the Federal Government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria.
Minister of Aviation,...
CyberSafe empowers 2,400 girls on digital skills
Cybersafe Foundation said it would empower 2,400 girls with basic digital skills to lower the digital gender divide in Nigeria.
Mrs Confidence Staveley, Founder, CyberSafe, said...
Omicron: Govs kick against stigmatisation of Nigeria, travel ban
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected visitation ban placed on Nigeria by Canada and UK over Omicron variant, describing it as precipitate, unfair...
NCDC detects three fresh Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed three more cases of COVID-19 with the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, i.e., the Omicron variant, in...
Omicron: FG faults UK travel ban on Nigerians, seeks immediate review
The Federal Government has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of the COVID-19...
COVID-19: UK bans flights from Nigeria over Omicron variant
Effective from Monday December 6, flights from Nigeria to the United Kingdom are not welcome.
Nigeria has been added to the red list of countries...
