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- 4 Nov 2024
Foreign Secretary Lammy Unveils Flagship UK-Nigeria Soft Power Campaign
Rt Hon David Lammy MP, has launched a flagship soft power campaign ‘Jollof and Tea’, which celebrates the UK and Nigeria’s cultural and creative ties. L-R: UK Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Jonny…
- 27 Mar 2023
UK Unveils Plans to Become International Technology Superpower
The UK has published a roadmap for reaching tech superpower status by 2030 through a new International Technology Strategy. The Foreign Secretary and the Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary…
- 12 May 2021
UK Pledges £22m to Support Cyber Capacity Building in Africa
Dominic Raab, British Foreign Secretary, has announced £22 million of new investment to build cyber security resilience in developing countries and globally, particularly in Africa and the…
- 1 Jan 2021
COVID-19: UK Pledges £7m Aid to Families Hit by Hunger in Nigeria
Compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, humanitarian crises are getting worse according to UN data published earlier this month with 235 million people expected to be in need of urgent assistance in…
- 23 Sept 2016
FXTM Analysis: GBPUSD Recovery Pauses After Boris Johnson Headline
After recovering ground following a return to levels not seen in over a month below 1.29, the bounce in the GBPUSD appears to have lost momentum at the conclusion of the week following headlines…
- 27 Nov 2013
UBA Appoints Ambassador Joe Keshi as Chairman
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the pan- African financial services group is delighted to announce the appointment of Ambassador Joe Keshi as Chairman of the Board. Ambassador Keshi was appointed…
- 4 Apr 2015
How World Powers Plotted Jonathan’s Defeat
President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid several weeks before the March 28 poll to a web of plots hatched at home and honed abroad, according to the Tribune. The Tribune said that…
- 24 Mar 2025
FG, UK FCDO, and Ghana Partner to Launch Sankore
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST) and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology…
- 5 May 2015
FG Removes Nwapa as NCDMB Boss
President Goodluck Jonathan has apoointed Denzil Kentebe as replacement for Ernest Nwapa, who held office as executive secretary of Nigerian Content Management Development Board (NCDMB) since 2010,…
- 22 Jul 2021
UK Unveils New Scheme to Help Drive Trade with Nigeria
The UK Government has launched a consultation on new trading rules that will help countries like Nigeria grow its trade and build back better – and help British businesses and consumers at the same…
- 8 Mar 2018
UK to Build New £700,000 Prison Wing at Kirikiri
The UK is to pay for a new wing in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, one of Nigeria’s largest prisons in a bid to expedite the transfer of Nigerian prisoners from Britain. The 112-bed wing at…
- 11 Feb 2024
Nigerian-British UK minister, Kemi Badenoch, Arrives Nigeria on a 3days Working Visit
Kemi Badenoch, United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Business and Trade has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day visit to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. The UK Mission in Nigeria disclosed this in a…
- 3 Nov 2021
UK Commits New Funding Support to African-led Projects to Protect Vulnerable Communities
The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced new funding to support African governments to roll-out critical adaptation projects so at-risk communities can adapt to the impact of extreme weather and…
- 6 Mar 2022
UK Holds Training Workshops for 33 Sexual Assault Referral Centres in Nigeria
UK government offices based in Nigeria has organised four days of training workshops for all 33 Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) and their main stakeholders in Nigeria. These workshops were…
- 11 Aug 2016
FEC Tasks MDAs on 2017 Digital Broadcasting Deadline
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday directed relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to collaborate effectively to ensure Nigeria meets the June 2017 global deadline for…
- 17 Nov 2009
FG Vows to End Gas Flaring in December
Federal Government has vowed to end all gas flaring in the country by end of this year in its determination to deliver to Nigerians 6,000 megawatts in December, and to reduce green house emission,…
- 9 Oct 2016
WPD ’16: Kenya Occupies 3 Positions in UPU, Nigeria in Low Key Celebration
Kenya has been elected into three key positions of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a top UN agency dealing with the postal services. Ambassador Bishar Hussein of Kenya was re-elected as the…
- 13 Apr 2015
GMB Spits Fire @ Okonjo-Iweala, Vows to Tackle Corruption
Gen Muhammadu Buhari, president-elect has returned a damning indictment on Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of Finance and also blamed her for the financial situation in Nigeria. In an…
- 3 Nov 2016
5th EU-Nigeria Business Forum Centers on Harnessing Potentials for Growth
Key private sector actors and policy makers in Nigeria will have the opportunity to exchange business ideas with their counterparts from Europe during the 5th European Union-Nigeria Business Forum…
- 17 Nov 2013
NIMC to Close National ID Registration in 2014
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said it was doing all it can to meet the December 31, 2014 deadline for closure of Nigerian identity number registration. Chris Onyemenam, director…
- 5 Feb 2024
Businessman Files N5trn Suit Against Works Minister, Others Over Alleged Copyright Breach
A businessman, Mr Kenneth Ibe-Kalu, has filed a N5 trillion suit against the Minister of Works and Housing over alleged copyright infringement, according to NAN report. Ibe-Kalu, in the suit marked:…
- 9 Nov 2013
Kaberuka, AfDB President Named 2013 African of the Year
Donald Kaberuka, president , African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has been named 2013 African of the Year in recognition of his role in spearheading the Africa50 Fund to mobilize the financing of…
- 19 Dec 2013
Keshi, New UBA Chairman Highlights Growth in African Markets
United Bank for Africa (UBA), the pan-African financial services group in which investment company Heirs Holdings has a strategic interest, has announced the appointment of a new board chairman,…
- 23 May 2014
UN Blacklists Boko Haram, Slams Sanctions
United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee on al Qaeda, on Thursday, blacklisted Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist militant group, after the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls, diplomats said. The…
- 21 Nov 2016
Investments in Telecoms Hit $68Bn in Nigeria
Despite what looks like economic downturn, investments in the fast growing telecommunications sector have been put at $68b as at July, 2016. Of this figure, $35 billion comes from Foreign Direct…
- 1 Jun 2016
NIS CG Orders Arrest of ex-Govs, Others over Diplomatic Passports
Mohammad Babandede, new comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has ordered the arrest of former governors, ex-ministers and former senators who are still in possession of…
- 27 Nov 2023
Maida Urges Nokia to Invest in Nigeria's ICT Research and Development
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and…
- 10 Nov 2025
FG Launches Galaxy Backbone’s 1Gov ECM Platform, Marks Major Milestone in Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Journey
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), has officially launched the 1Gov Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Platform,…
- 9 Aug 2014
FG Declares National Emergency over Ebola
Nigeria’s war on Ebola moved a notch higher yesterday as President Goodluck Jonathan proclaimed a national emergency to control and contain the spread of the …
- 23 Feb 2009
Notap Harps on Use of Technology for Youth Restiveness
Umar Buba Bindir, the newly appointed director general of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), has advocated the total domestication of foreign technology in Nigeria…