Tag: United Kingdom

UK stops recruitment of Nigeria, other countries’ healthcare workers

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The United Kingdom (UK) government has stopped Nigeria and some other country’s healthcare workers from being recruited by health and social care employers in UK unless there is a government-to-government agreement. The red list, where Nigeria now falls, is drawn from the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards list. Countries that are not on either the red or amber lists are to be considered ‘green’ countries. The WHO had a month ago, listed 55 countries, including Nigeria facing the most pressing health workforce challenges related to Universal Health Coverage.

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UK announces Covid restrictions for anyone arriving from China

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The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced that passengers coming into the country from China will soon be required to show a negative Covid test. According to local newspaper reports, the authorities announced on Friday that those coming into the UK’s airports from China, including London’s Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, must prove they have tested negative. Travellers will have to test negative within 48 hours of departure. Anyone taking a PCR test in UK hospitals or care homes will be asked if they have recently travelled to China. Those samples…

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Tinubu in UK, speaks at Chattam House, declines Arise News invite for town hall meeting

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…Directs Spokespersons to also not attend  Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived in London, United Kingdom, ahead of a scheduled appearance at the world-leading policy institute, Chattam House, according to an issued statement by the APC Presidential Campaign Council, (PCC). The Asíwájú, during the appearance, scheduled for December 5, is expected to speak on sundry issues including security, economy and foreign policy of his administration if elected president of Nigeria in 2023. The Director of Media and Publicity…

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UK: Buckingham Palace aide resigns over ‘racist questioning’ of black British guest

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A Buckingham Palace household member has apologised and resigned over “unacceptable comments” made to a black British guest Ngozi Fulani, at a reception hosted by the Queen Consort. Ngozi Fulani, the founder of a charity, Sistah Space, which supports victims of domestic abuse, says she was repeatedly asked at the Buckingham Palace event by a royal aide where she was “really from”. She said she was asked where she was from in Africa. The palace said it was taking the incident “extremely seriously”. An eyewitness to the conversation, Ms. Mandu…

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2023: ‘UK is watching’, British High Commissioner 

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…Expresses worry over upsurge in violence The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Lang, has said the United Kingdom (UK), like the rest of the international community, will be watching the 2023 general elections in Nigeria very closely. This, she explained, was because of the important position occupied by Nigeria in Africa and the rest of the world. Lang said this during a meeting with the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja, yesterday. She said, “This election is very important to Africa…

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UK supporting Nigeria to deliver credible elections in 2023 – British High Commissioner 

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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, says that the Government of the United Kingdom is supporting Nigeria to ensure credible elections in 2023. Laing, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the UK would monitor the elections closely. She expressed the UK government’s optimism that Nigeria would deliver free and fair elections in 2023 once the amended Electoral Act was implemented. According to her, the UK government had been supporting the electoral process in Nigeria by ensuring that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

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4m Nigerian farmers to benefit from fresh $109m UK funding

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The United Kingdom (UK) Government has disclosed that it will provide new funding to help Nigerian farmers adapt to the impact of climate change while improving productivity in the country. The UK government is investing £95 million ($109 million) in the programme, which is targeting four million farmers including 2 million women to scale up sustainable farming practices “such as heat and flood tolerant crop varieties and integrated soil fertility management,” the UK said in an emailed statement. The funding comes as the West African nation is experiencing the worst…

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UK drops warning to its nationals against travels to Nigeria, including FCT

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…Says “Abuja now relatively safe” The United Kingdom (UK) says it no longer advises against travel to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) disclosed this in an updated travel advisory published on its website yesterday. Recall that the UK on October 23 warned of an increased threat of terrorist attack in the FCT, and urged its citizens to stay alert and avoid visits to public places in the federal capital. The UK also restricted access to the British High Commission in…

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After 44 days in office, Liz Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister 

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…Anger over purported plan by Boris Johnson to return as PM UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss yesterday resigned 44 days after her assumption of office on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. It was gathered that Truss made the announcement after a rising chorus of members of her own Conservative Party called for her resignation hours after saying she was a fighter and not a quitter, and so would continue in office. Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson who resigned from his appointment as Prime Minister in July over a series of scandals.…

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Independence: EU, UK reiterates support for Nigeria’s democracy

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The European Union (EU) and the British High Commission in Nigeria have reiterated their commitment to support Nigeria’s democracy as the nation turned 62 years after independence. The envoys made the commitment on Saturday, at Nigeria’s 62 independence anniversary celebration in Abuja. The Ambassador of the EU to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Ms. Samuela Isopi, said Nigeria is a work-in-progress, just like any country in the world, saying, “No country is where they want to be, it is always a work in progress for every country and I think Nigeria…

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