Tag: UK

Artificial Intelligence: UK warns advance forms could be used to create bioweapons

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The UK government says it plans to address the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence (AI), including its possible use to create biological weapons, at the AI Safety Summit to be held in November. The UK government disclosed this in a statement on Monday “There are two particular categories of risk that we are focusing on: 1. Misuse risks, for example where a bad actor is aided by new AI capabilities in biological or cyber-attacks, development of dangerous technologies, or critical system interference. “Unchecked, this could create significant harm, including…

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UK to hike visa fee, health insurance charge for Nigerians, others

Aminu Imam

…As US Govt. increases work, student visa fees by 15% The United Kingdom (UK) Government is set to increase visa fee and health insurance charge for Nigerians and others. British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced a plan to increase the visa application fee paid by immigrants. While delivering a speech regarding an increase in public sector wages, Sunak disclosed that part of the funding for the wage increase will be raised from the foreign migrants who come to the United Kingdom to live and work. Fees for the state-funded National Health…

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UK cuts tariffs on products from Nigeria, 64 others

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom (UK) reduced tariffs on products from developing countries, including Nigeria, on Monday, saving businesses and consumers millions of pounds per year. According to a statement issued by the British Deputy High Commission in Nigeria, the UK’s new post-Brexit Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) scheme, which went into effect yesterday, covers 65 countries, including Nigeria. According to the new scheme, over 99% of Nigerian goods exported would automatically be eligible for duty-free access to the UK. The statement went on to say that Nigeria would get preferential access…

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U.K. set to ban Nigerian students, others from bringing family members

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom is set to announce new restrictions that will most likely stop Nigerian students, other nationalities studying in the UK from bringing their families over. According to a report by The Sun UK, the crackdown, which will see all Master’s Degree students and many other post-graduates banned from bringing their family over, will be announced this week. However, the ban will not apply to PHD students, whose courses usually last between 3 and 5 years and are very highly skilled, the UK media House reported. This follows the…

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UK: Archbishop of Canterbury fined £500 for over-speeding in London

Aminu Imam

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has been convicted of speeding. He was ordered to pay £510 in total for exceeding a 20 mile per hour limit, near Lambeth Palace on 2 October last year. The 67-year-old was also handed three penalty points after being caught by a speed camera in his Volkswagen Golf on the A3036 Albert Embankment. He was convicted in a private hearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday – the same day he criticised the government’s plans to combat the issue of migrants crossing the…

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1,600 UK anti-monarchists to protest King Charles coronation

Aminu Imam

At least 1,600 activists opposing UK’s monarchy will protest in London on the day of the coronation of Charles III, citing a leader of the antimonarchist movement Republic. According to UK’s TV channel, Sky News, the CEO of Republic, Graham Smith, was quoted as saying “we are opposed to the monarchy; and this is a very public display of hereditary privilege and power and needs to be challenged”. According to the report, the protesters plan to follow the coronation route holding banners and chanting “Abolish the monarchy” and “Not my…

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Millions to swear allegiance to King Charles in historic coronation

Aminu Imam

Millions of people will be called upon to swear ‘true allegiance’ to King Charles at the coronation scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, Daily Mail reports. The UK-based news platform added that for the first time in history, every citizen of the UK and all the other nations of which the monarch is head of state will be asked to “make their homage in heart and voice to their undoubted King”. The trail-blazing move will make the ceremony more of a ‘People’s Coronation’, as…

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London detention: “British Govt. hasn’t apologised to me” – Peter Obi

Aminu Imam

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has denied receiving any letter of apology from the British government over his detention by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London. According to reports, the UK officials had detained Obi for committing several alleged financial crimes only to find out that he was being impersonated. Yesterday, rumours started making the rounds that the British authorities have apologised. But in an issued statement yesterday, Head, Obi-Datti Media Campaign, Diran Onifade, said, “We have been receiving enquiries with regards to a so called…

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Obasanjo writes UK, seeks clemency for Ekweremadu, wife

Aminu Imam

Former Nigeria’s president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has written the United Kingdom, (UK), asking for clemency for Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife convicted for organ trafficking. Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife had been convicted for organ trafficking by the Central Criminal Court, Old Baily, London, and will be sentenced to prison in May. However, Obasanjo pleaded with the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court, in a letter dated 3 April, 2023, to step in and guarantee that the UK government in this case balanced justice with mercy. The…

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“10 names on our visa ban watch list” — UK

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom, (UK), has said no fewer than 10 individuals are on its watch list following the outcome of the 2023 general elections. British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, disclosed this while reacting to controversial comments made by a former minister of aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode. Fani-Kayode, in a series of tweets, was said to have used words and phrases deemed derogatory, divisive and inciting against the opposition. The former minister had tweeted: “The single greatest lesson that the 2023…

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