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- 20 Jul 2026
Nigeria, United Kingdom Share Outcome of their Fourth Security and Defence Dialogue
Nigeria and The United Kingdom held the fourth Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) Dialogue at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Abuja, recently. The dialogue, an important…
- 11 Jul 2021
Kingdom Emerges Winner of Nigerian Idol Season 6 in Pulsating Finale
The sixth season of Nigeria’s biggest music reality show, Nigerian Idol, came to an epic end on Sunday with Kingdom Kroseide emerging as the “Nigerian Idol’’ after months of intense musical contest…
- 18 Mar 2024
IIM United Kingdom Inducts new Members, Highlights the Power of Intelligent Technologies
Institute of Information Management (IIM) United Kingdom successfully hosted its highly anticipated Annual Convention and 47th Induction/Investiture ceremony on March 9, 2024, at the Wesley London…
- 24 Mar 2021
How Sophos Uncovered 'Black Kingdom' Ransomware Taking Advantage of ProxyLogon Vulnerabilities
Following the reporting of the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities and the out-of-band release of security patches on March 2, a growing number of new adversaries are exploiting these bugs to launch…
- 5 Jul 2021
Nigerian Idol: Kingdom, Francis Begin Race To Final Showdown As Akunna Bows Out
Sunday night’s show was as special as it was emotional for fans and viewers of the Nigerian Idol Season 6 show. The show kicked off with a lively performance of Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic” by the top 8…
- 5 Mar 2012
From Cowries to Mobile Money
Great ancient African empires were regional kingdoms where trade and commerce where striving before the advent of colonialism. The great kingdoms of Africa from the Ashanti Empire (Modern Ghana) to…
- 23 Apr 2013
Nembe Drags Shell to UN, Demands N1Bn
The paramount ruler and elders of Nembe Kingdom in Bayelsa, have petitioned the UN over alleged destructive oil exploration activities by the international oil majors, Shell and the Nigerian Agip Oil…
- 5 May 2015
Court Okays Extradition of Okoyomon, Ex-Mint Boss for Bribery
Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the extradition of Mr Ehidiamhem Okoyomon, a former managing director of the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) to the United Kingdom to…
- 8 May 2017
First ‘Study in Holland Fair’ Holds in Lagos
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria has announced plans to host the first edition of the 'Study in Holland Fair' in Lagos. The fair which comes up on 10th of June 2017 at the…
- 16 Jul 2019
Lagos to Benefit from £38m UK Mobile Development Programme
Lagos State Government is to benefit from the United Kingdom’s thirty-eight million pounds extended programme on mobile for development in Nigeria, owing to its socio-economic and political…
- 16 Mar 2020
CRC Gets Recognition from UK Body
Policy Development Facility Phase II (PDFII), funded by the United Kingdom government, has recognised Nigeria’s Credit Bureau Limited (CRC) for ‘Outstanding Facilitation of Access to Finance’ in the…
- 29 Jun 2016
Flying On the Wings of Nigeria
Recently I had to take a trip to the United Kingdom and was faced with the challenge of which airline to fly based on my schedule and pricing. Eventually, largely swayed by the renewed…
- 1 Jul 2013
UK Insults Nigeria with £3,000 Visa Bond-– Oba Akiolu
Oba Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos, has described the £3000 visa bond being proposed by the United Kingdom’s Home Office for Nigerians wishing to enter the UK as an insult to Nigerians. Akiolu who spoke…
- 20 Jan 2015
UK, EFCC Probe Govs, Ministers
Ibrahim Larmorde, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that the commission and the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police are investigating some serving and former…
- 8 Mar 2022
UBA Foundation Partners UK, Others in £20m Girl Education Drive
The United Kingdom has launched a partnership worth £20m with United Bank for Africa Foundation and 10 other organisations to improve girls’ access to education and employment in developing…
- 3 Sept 2013
FXTM Expects Global Interest Rates to Remain Same
Forex Time (FXTM) expects the global interest rates to maintain same outlook at least for the next three years, in spite of the United Kingdom (UK) stronger forex market. FXTM is an online forex…
- 11 Apr 2022
Showmax’s The Real Housewives of Lagos to Premiere Across Africa & UK
The long-awaited reality show, The Real Housewives of Lagos, will premiere exclusively on Showmax on Friday, April 8, 2022. The show will stream on the platform throughout Africa, the United Kingdom…
- 29 Sept 2021
ITF Signs Agreement with UK Govt
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom’s Skills for Prosperity- Nigeria (S4P-N) programme, a two-year UK Aid funded programme, to promote and institutionalize…
- 16 Nov 2020
Belgium Bestows Highest National Honour on Elumelu
The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, the country’s oldest and most important National Honour on Tony O. Elumelu, Africa’s leading investor…
- 15 Feb 2022
ESH Launches Africa’s First All-Natural Foaming Hand Sanitizer
Environmental Science Hygiene (ESH) Ltd, Nigeria, a subsidiary of Environmental Science Hygiene, United Kingdom has launched Palm Tree® Hygiene foaming hand sanitizer. The product is the first of its…
- 26 Oct 2022
Tranzfar Launches The Freedom Account in Nigeria
Tranzfar, an international payment solution provider focused on cross-border money transfers from the United Kingdom, United States, 27 EU countries, Canada, New Zealand and Australia to Nigeria,…
- 31 Jul 2017
Visa Expands Global Transaction Processing
Visa, a global payments technology company, Monday, announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two state-of-the-art data centers in Singapore and the United Kingdom. The new global…
- 10 Jun 2017
FXTM Analysis: UK Election Results in Further Questions Than Answers
FXTM Vice President of Market Research, Jameel Ahmad comments on the UK election result and what this means for global markets. The eyes of the world are on the United Kingdom once again following…
- 21 Mar 2014
Nigeria Overtakes UK in Internet Access –digitXplus Report
Nigeria has scored a big one above United Kingdom (UK) in the latest ranking of global information technology access which said that the country recorded a 200% growth in internet users between 2009…
- 28 Jul 2008
Celtel Nigeria Offers Data Roaming in UK, USA, Others
Celtel Nigeria is now offering data roaming services to its customers in many hot spots of the world including the United States of America, United Kingdom, Ghana, and Kenya. Others include South…
- 11 Sept 2013
FG Buys 53 Gold-Plated iPhones for N683m
Federal government has ordered 53 gold-plated iPhone 5S mobile handsets from Gold and Co., United Kingdom, said to be worth some £2.65million (about N682million). Amjad Ali, chief executive officer…
- 19 Jan 2009
Glo Slashes Call Tariff to US, UK by 70%
International gateway subsidiary of Globacom, Glo Gateway has reduced international calls on its network to the United Kingdom , United State of America and Canada by 70%. Instead of the N39 per…
- 15 Sept 2010
Broadband: WACS Battles Main One, Glo 1 with Price
West Africa Cable System (WACS), the submarine communications cable linking South Africa with the United Kingdom along the West Coast of Africa is planning an aggressive entry strategy including…
- 2 Aug 2015
UK, Nigerian Firms Explore Opportunities in Shell-Sponsored Business Summit
A total of 100 delegates representing 56 companies from Nigeria and the United Kingdom explored opportunities for collaboration at the annual Nigeria-UK Supplier Engagement programme organised by…
- 8 Oct 2015
Diezani Cannot Leave UK Till Next April- Court
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of Petroleum Resources will not be able to leave the United Kingdom (UK) until April, next year, that is when the investigations into allegations against…