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May 23, 2023 No Responses

Tony Blair Visits Tinubu

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on Tuesday, visited President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who disclosed this on his Twitter page on Tuesday said “I received former British Prime Minister and founder Tony Blair Institute for...

November 19, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Warns On Its UK Future Without Brexit Deal

With a Brexit deadline just days away, Britain’s biggest car plant “will not be sustainable” if there is no deal, Nissan has warned. The company employs 7,000 workers at its Sunderland factory but said that increased tariffs would raise costs...

August 14, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Partners UK On ICT Development

The Sokoto State Government on Friday said it was collaborating with the United Kingdom (UK) agency to improve the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in the state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal made the announcement in a statement issued in...

May 7, 2020 No Responses

UK’s COVID-19 Death Tops 30,000

Another 649 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 30,076, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, said on Wednesday. The figures include deaths in all settings, in...

April 27, 2020 No Responses

Virgin Atlantic Seeks Bailout, Commercial Loan

Virgin Atlantic says it is still in talks with the UK government about a coronavirus-related bailout. It follows reports in the Sunday Telegraph that billionaire Virgin Group boss Sir Richard Branson is seeking a buyer for the airline. Virgin Atlantic...

January 21, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Seeks Extradition Of Fugitives

President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the cooperation of the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom in the investigation of fugitives from Nigeria finding accommodation in that country. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publi...