Anthony Joshua mobbed in Lagos
The former unified heavyweight champion – who will attempt to regain his titles in a rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr later this year – has travelled to the country to ...
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Andy Ruiz Jr: I’ll refuse Joshua rematch in UK
The Mexican-American heavyweight claimed the WBA, IBF and WBO titles from the Brit in New York last month, and wants the return bout to take place in either of his ...
Presidency welcomes Bishop of Truro’s Report to UK Parliament
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Leak of ambassador’s memos on Trump could harm UK, US relations — British Minister
The Trade Minister, Liam Fox, who is on a visit to Washington, said he would apologise to the President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, who he is due to meet during his ...
Nigeria writes British Parliamentary group, denies persecution of Christians
The Nigerian Government has repudiated claims by a group styling itself as Northern Christian Elders Forum, who alleged that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is practicing bigotry and alienating Christians.
NDDC to clear foreign scholarship debts soon – MD
The Niger Delta Development Commission has promised to clear all outstanding debts owed beneficiaries of its foreign scholarship programmes in the UK.
NDDC sets timeline to pay fees, stipends of UK-based students under its sponsorship
Scholars sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission to study in various universities in the United Kingdom, whose stipends and fees are still outstanding, will get them next week, the ...
Resignation calls grow as UK PM May’s final Brexit gambit bombs
British Prime Minister, Theresa May’s final Brexit gambit was in tatters on Wednesday as lawmakers in her own party rejected a compromise offer and called for her to resign immediately.
Impending loss of $9b foreign assets: British firm offers Nigeria olive branch
Nigeria stands to lose up to $9 billion worth of its foreign assets following an enforcement application to the United States of America and the United Kingdom courts by Process ...
Second term: Buhari will intensify efforts on security, economy, fighting corruption – SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari would intensify efforts in restructuring the economy and fighting corruption in his second ...
Nigeria’s success really matters to UK — Foreign Secretary
The visiting UK.’s Foreign Secretary to Nigeria, Jeremy Hunt, on Thursday expressed his home government’s commitment to ensuring successes in Nigeria.
Give us a strong leader and reform the Brexit-fatigued system, British voters say
British voters want a strong leader who is willing to break the rules and force through wide scale reform after three years of Brexit crisis pushed confidence in the political ...
UK parliament taking control of Brexit is worrying precedent – Minister
Andrea Leadsom, who is in charge of the British Government’s business in parliament, on Wednesday said the government would oppose the business motion allowing lawmakers to take control of the ...
NIMC extends diaspora enrolment to UAE, UK
The National Identity Management Commission has extended its enrolment programme to the United Arab Emirate and the United Kingdom following the success recorded in the launch of the programme in ...
UK hopes to go ahead with Brexit vote on Tuesday – Hunt
Britain’s government will only hold another meaningful vote on Prime Minister, Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday if it is certain that the divided House of Commons would back it ...
May to hold vote on no-deal Brexit after second crushing defeat
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, will ask lawmakers to rule out Britain leaving the EU without an agreement on Wednesday, after they overwhelmingly rejected for a second time the Brexit ...
UK Prime Minister, Turkish Leader congratulate Buhari on election victory
United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday joined other world leaders in congratulating President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory in the February 23 presidential ...
Incite violence, get visa ban, forfeit assets, Britain warns Nigeria’s politicians
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has warned that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday’s elections would have their visas banned and assets in the ...
US, UK: We do not support any candidate for Nigeria’s elections
The United States of America and the United Kingdom have said they do not have interest in who emerges from Nigeria’s 2019 elections coming up in February and March.
UK workers get biggest pay rise in a decade
Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose by 3.3 per cent on the year, their biggest rise since the three months to July 2008 and comfortably beating a median forecast of ...
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