The News Agency of Nigeria reports he takes over from Catriona Laing who concluded four years as High Commissioner.
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However, a key stumbling block remains as discussions between current owner Roman Abramovich and the UK government continue.
The Blues have lobbied Government hard over relaxations to the strict operating licence put in place after owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by Downing Street.
The club is currently up for sale, with concerns over the future for the defending European champions after the UK government placed Roman Abramovich under sanctions.
Amid government-imposed sanctions which were enforced on Thursday, Chelsea have been left to operate under widespread restrictions and a cloud of uncertainty.
The Russian billionaire was one of the latest Oligarchs to be rocked by fresh sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Catriona Laing, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, made this known on Monday during a courtesy visit to MAX in Lekki, Lagos.
The British High Commission in Nigeria in a statement in Lagos on Friday said the grant, from UK’s £500 million Blue Planet Fund, would help tackle plastic pollution and decline of global coral reefs in Nigeria, Ghana, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Speaking at a parliamentary questions session, Oliver Dowden, Culture, Media and Sports Secretary, said this was with the aim of getting football back on the field as quickly as possible
Doctors and other health workers criticised the British Government on Saturday for suggesting that gowns used to protect them while treating coronavirus patients could be re-used, as supplies run low across the country.
A statement from the British High Commission in Abuja on Wednesday, quoted the Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, as saying “I offer my congratulations to President Buhari on securing a second term as the Nigerian President.