Sterling was under immediate selling pressure against the dollar and most other major counterparts on Tuesday morning, after UK inflation unexpectedly held steady in October. Consumer price inflation stagnated in October, coming in at 3.0% as cheaper fuel offset the rising cost of food. While today’s steady CPI release is a breath of fresh air to the Bank of England, it [...]
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Forty-five members of the UK parliament are suggesting that the country reconfigure its border control system to give preference to citizens from Commonwealth countries. Nigeria and 51 other Commonwealth countries may get fast-tracked visas to the UK after Brexit if the proposal sails through. According to UK Telegraph, the suggestion was made in a letter addressed to Amber Rudd, home secretary. The letter [...]
The Center for World Universities Ranking (CWUR) has explained why Nigerian universities were not considered in their Top 1000 global ranking. When contacted by TheCable, the organisation said Nigeria was not a contender owing to lack of quality research. “The main reason for the absence of Nigerian universities from the top 1000 is that the research output of high-quality scientific publications in Nigeria is small [...]
The Nigerian Stock Exchange is also on the receiving end of the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union as the hitherto bullish market took a bearish turn. The Nigerian bourse shed about N150 billion immediately after the votes, as stock markets in the world over bled a sizable part of the market in just a few hours after [...]
David Cameron, prime minister of the United Kingdom, say his country will house at least 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years. Speaking to parliament on Monday, Cameron said the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPR) would be expanded to resettle more people from Syria, Turkey and Jordanian camps. “We are proposing that Britain should resettle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over [...]
Against many cultural biases, men from 70 countries around the world now get paid paternity leave following the birth of a child. Top among the countries favourably disposed to the idea of paid paternity leave are South Korea, Japan, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom According to a report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), paternity leave has positive [...]
In what is a record breaking admission year since 1984, 48 Nigerian graduates have been awarded individual Chevening scholarships for their masters’ degree by the UK government. For the 2015/2016 session, the UK government tripled the Chevening scholarship funding to accommodate many more Nigerians. Ray Kyles, the deputy British high commissioner to Nigeria, who hosted the scholars at his residence in Ikoyi, [...]
In the space of six weeks, Nigeria and Britain have both held their general elections. David Cameron will remain prime minister of Britain, but Goodluck Jonathan will not have the same luck, even though both men employed similar religious tactics to boost their support base ahead of the polls. These are not the only contrasts or similarities between the March 28/April [...]
Voters across the United Kingdom are currently deciding the composition of the next government of the country, but there have been a few cases of voter disenfranchisement. After six weeks of electioneering, polling stations opened at 7am and close at 10pm in the UK’s 650 constituencies. Results from the first constituencies are expected before midnight and the final result is due on Friday [...]
A Nigerian seeking asylum in the United Kingdom has been granted her request after she had initially been deported to Nigeria in January, 2015. According to BBC, the appeal court has ordered the return of the woman and her son after the initial judgement was declared flawed by the Lord McCombie, the presiding judge. The 45-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son were [...]
Two British citizens, who also happen to be brothers, have been jailed after returning from terrorism training in Syria. Mohommod and Hamza Nawaz, both from Stratford, East London, United Kingdom, were sentenced to four-and-a-half years and three years in prison respectively. According to BBC, 30-year-old Mohommod and his 24-year-old brother had earlier admitted conspiracy to attend a terrorism training camp. They were intercepted [...]
Unlike Scotland, which chose to remain with the United Kingdom, millions of Catalans have voted for independence from Spain in a bid to carve a new Mediterranean nation. At a referendum for independence in September, Scotland chose to stay with the UK after 55% of the 4.2 million voters voted 'no' to independence. Taking after Scotland, Catalans also requested a referendum for [...]
About 700 Nigerian prisoners serving in various prisons across Italy will soon be repatriated to Nigeria. According to Mr. Fulvius Rusticu, the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, both countries are soon to finalise negotiations on a Prisoners Transfer Agreement. Rusticu said Nigerian and Italian officials would meet in the first week of July in Rome to finalise the agreement, and possibly work out modalities [...]
Former Super Eagles goalkeepers, Alloy Agu and David Ngodigha have backed under-fire goalie, Austin Ejide, despite his shambolic display against Scotland, which brought to light the match-fixing allegation that dominated the pre-match proceedings. The National Crime Agency, United Kingdom’s equivalent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), were reported to be investigating the potential case involving the Asian betting market. Nigeria [...]
When a player moves from one continent to the other and continues to play regularly, it is hoped that the experience gathered will rub off on his country in big tournaments. That is exactly what would be expected of journeyman Carlos Costly. The much-travelled 31-year-old hit man has played in four continents: in Honduras, Mexico, Poland, England, Romania, the United States, [...]
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