First lady extols 1st Nigerian female British military academy graduate
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has commended Second Lt. Oluchukwu Owowoh for emerging as the first Nigerian female cadet to graduate from the […]
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UK quality assurance agency appoints NUC Executive Secretary into advisory committee
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of the United Kingdom has appointed the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities […]
JAPA: 99,985 Nigerian students left for UK varsities in 5 years — Minister
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says statistics indicate that no fewer than 99,985 Nigerian students left the country to enrol in universities […]
Zulum in Oxford, addresses International retreat on Borno’s peace-building
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, is currently in Oxford, United Kingdom, where he addressed a group of participants […]
Tinubu hails appointment of Nigerian born British AI expert, Abel Aboh into Scotland Board of Data Lab Centre
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – For making Nigeria proud on a global stage in the field of Artificial Intelligence, President Bola Tinubu has poured encomiums […]
NDLEA marine officers complete training in UK
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – No fewer than 35 officers of NDLEA Marine Command and Seaports Operations have completed specialised training in Nigeria and the […]
Terror alert: UK warns its citizens against non-essential travel to Abuja
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has advised British nationals against non-essential travels to the Federal Capital […]
Kidney donor asks court to set aside order allowing Ekweremadu access to his biodata
David Ukpo, the kidney donor, has urged a Federal High Court, Abuja to set aside its order made on July 1, directing some agencies of […]
Commonwealth Games: Team Nigeria wins 4 additional medals in day 9
Team Nigeria on Saturday won four additional medals in the morning session of day nine of the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. […]
WHO confirms 3,200 cases of monkeypox in 48 countries including Nigeria
The WHO says Nigeria is one of the countries that have reported cases of monkeypox. It says more than 3,200 cases have been confirmed in […]
Report on payment of overseas tuition false and misleading, says CBN
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has faulted reports in media circles suggesting that the payments of overseas tuition fees […]
Nigeria endowed with commercial minerals in 500 locations – Adegbite
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says Nigeria is endowed with quality commercial minerals in over 500 locations across the country. […]
UK pledges £1million support to NDLEA as Marwa seeks more help
The United Kingdom has said it would provide One Million Pounds (£1million) worth of support to enhance the operations of the National Drug Law Enforcement […]
VP Osinbajo takes over as acting president as Buhari embarks on medical trip
President Muhammadu Buhari says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is now in charge of the country. The president said this shortly before he departed Abuja for a […]
UK to return another looted artefacts to Oba of Benin Saturday
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, will on Saturday take a physical possession of another two bronzes from Cambridge […]
Court issues arrest warrant against ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke
Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued a warrant of arrest against the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, believed […]
Borno NUJ congratulates Zulum’s spokesman on graduation with distinction
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno State Chapter has congratulated Isa Gusau, Special Adviser to Governor Babagana Zulum on his […]
Zulum’s media strategist, Isa Gusau, bags Masters Degree with distinction at UK University
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, on Wednesday obtained Masters’ […]
UK to spend £16m as educational support to North-East
The United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday pledged to provide educational support worth £16 million, to the North-East in 2022. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General Press and […]
Aremu describes UK travel ban on Nigeria as Afro-phobia
A labour leader, Mr Issa Aremu, has described the travel ban by the United Kingdom and other Western countries on Nigeria and some Southern African […]