Tag: UK

2023: Speculations heighten as Obasanjo, Atiku, Wike, Obi, Fayose, others meet in London

Aminu Imam

Speculations on Nigeria’s political scene as the 2023 general elections draws near have heightened, with some political heavy-weights reportedly taking part in meetings in far away London, United Kingdom. Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, met with the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who had been earlier reported to have also had talks on Wednesday with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also in London. Wike is said to have attended the meeting…

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4,722 Nigerian nurses, midwives top foreign medical workers in UK — Report 

Aminu Imam

The data from the United Kingdom (UK)’s National Health Service, (NHS), has said that at the end of May, not less than 1,000 medical workers, (medics), including doctors had migrated from Nigeria and other African countries to the UK, with Nigeria accounting for more than 60% of the migrants. The data shows that one in three doctors and nurses who joined the NHS in England last year were recruited from overseas with the major catchment area being Nigeria, a development the NHS says has raised concerns that the health service…

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2023: Elections may not be held in Nigeria – UK Govt.

Aminu Imam

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has warned that the 2023 general elections may not be held in Nigeria if the current spate of violence and insecurity continues unabated. The Director, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in the United Kingdom, Chris Beecroft, made the submission yesterday during the launch of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Peace and Inclusive Security Initiative (PISI) in Abuja. It added that the various calls for the country’s break up as well as cases of conflict in different parts of Nigeria are all threats to the…

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Concerned Nigerians urge US, UK to intervene in Nigeria’s worsening insecurity

Aminu Imam

Some concerned Nigerians have pleaded with the United States, US, and the United Kingdom, UK, to intervene in the worsening insecurity in Nigeria before it gets out of hand. Under the aegis of Forum of Concerned Nigerians, (FCN), the group begged the US and UK to act on the recent alarm raised by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on the worsening insecurity in Nigeria by appointing a Special Envoy to the country. At a news briefing in Makurdi, Benue State, the spokesman of the FCN, Peter Shande, said, “We…

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Covid-19 vaccine certification: Lack of central vaccine database puts Nigeria on UK’s blacklist

Aminu Imam

Nigeria has for long been slow to provide a database that could help authenticate the vaccine cards of those vaccinated. The Federal Government’s failure to provide a single recognised vaccine database is the major reason the United Kingdom, (UK), has refused to approve Nigeria’s vaccine certificate,  Although the UK relaxed its Covid-19 vaccine policy for more than 50 countries, Nigeria is missing on the list. The UK government had said Nigeria is on the ‘amber’ list, which has restrictions for travellers to the UK irrespective of whether they have been…

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Covid-19: UK set Oct. 4 to reduce travel restrictions on Nigerians, others

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The United Kingdom, (UK), has said it will on October 4, 2021, simplify rules for Nigerians and other international visitors to the United Kingdom. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, who made the disclosure in an issued statement in Abuja yesterday, said, “As from 4th October, the current system will be simplified. There will be a single red list of countries and territories where stricter rules apply, and there will also be a “rest of the world” list, with simplified travel measures. The ‘rest of the world’ list…

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Agitations: UK urges for genuine dialogue, reconciliation

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…As Sweden commits $60m humanitarian fund for N/East The British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Ms. Gill Atkinson, has appealed for genuine dialogue, reconciliation to end all various agitations across the country. This is coming as the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Micheal Grans, disclosed that the Swedish Government has spent no less than $60million to support victims of Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East region.  Both stated this shortly after they delivered an address at the AfriMUN’21 Conference, 7th edition, which was held for the first time in Ibadan, the…

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Buhari jets out to UK for another medical-check up on Friday

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President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom on Friday for another round of medical check-up in the country. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja. The statement read: “President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June 25, 2021, for a scheduled medical follow-up. “He is due back in the country during the second week of July 2021”. Recall that President Buhari returned from his previous medical trip to…

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Ibori loot: UK to return £4.2 million to Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom, (UK), has resolved to return £4.2 million, (about N2.2 billion) of assets stolen by former Delta Governor James Ibori. This was disclosed by the British High Commission to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, during a ceremony to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU), between Nigeria and the UK. Based on the agreement signed, the £4.2 million will be returned before the end of March this year. Ms. Laing, who noted that public officers drew off public funds from Nigeria to the UK, said the funds returned were recovered from…

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UK opens new visa routes for Nigerians, others

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom (UK) has launched a number of immigration routes under its new points-based immigration system, including the skilled worker route (formerly known as the Tier 2 Visa). The British High Commission in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that applications for the new skilled worker visa by the UK opened on Dec. 1. According to the mission, the launch of the new immigration routes seeks to ensure that UK businesses and universities continued to attract people from around the world, including Nigeria. This,…

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