The UK government and other international media websites are down. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the UK government’s main website was unavailable on Tuesday morning, as several international media platforms went down, including The Guardian and the Financial Times newspapers. According to AFP, the portal gov.uk and the newspaper sites all showed error messages. The … Read more
“The PDP therefore cautions that any harassment or assault on foreign envoys place them at great risk as well as pitch our nation against other members of the international community. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has on Monday, cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government against harassing foreign envoys and other members of the … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) has summoned US and UK envoys over the ban of Twitter in Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government( FG) has summoned the envoys of the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the European Union in Nigeria over their recent comments on the suspension of Twitter in … Read more
“The amount has been credited into the designated federal government account” The federal government on Tuesday said it had taken custody of the £4.2 million loot recovered from James Ibori, former Delta state governor, and his associates. Ekohotblog reports that the federal government announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday by Umar Gwandu, … Read more
Reports have emerged claiming the wanted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has fled the United Kingdom over the fear of arrest. Reports have emerged claiming the wanted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has fled the United Kingdom over the fear of arrest. According … Read more
Another Nigerian student, Olisa Odukwe, has been found dead in the United Kingdom (UK). The twenty-year-old Odukwe was last seen at his home in Redland at 7am on Saturday. Another Nigerian student, Olisa Odukwe, has been found dead in the United Kingdom (UK). Odukwe was found dead by the police after he was declared missing … Read more
The Federal Government has lambasted the new guidelines by the United Kingdom Visas and Immigration (UKVI) that seeks to consider granting asylum applications to members of IPOB secessionist groups. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed on Tuesday said that no member of IPOB would be granted asylum in the United Kingdom because they have … Read more
Britain is looking into the possibility of creating a digital currency that households and businesses could use instead of cash – an initiative the finance minister dubbed “Britcoin”. The Bank of England and Treasury announced Monday the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce to look into a potential UK CBDC. Britain is looking … Read more
The Federal Government (FG), on Wednesday, refused to disclose the exact arrival date of President Muhammadu Buhari from London, the United Kingdom (UK). Lai Mohammed said the government was currently more concerned with the issue of insecurity bewildering the country. The Federal Government (FG), on Wednesday, refused to disclose the exact arrival date of President … Read more
Ghana, Senegal, Iran and Morocco are among the countries listed in the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High-Risk Countries) As part of its post-Brexit restructuring, the UK has released a list of high-risk countries for money laundering. Nigeria didn’t make the cut as the country is exempted from the list which comprises 21 … Read more
Scores of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (UK) have stormed the Abuja House, London, demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently on medical leave, immediately return home. A Nigerian broadcaster and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, said the protesters assembled with a mission “to chase the president back home.” A crowd of Nigerians in … Read more
Nigeria could witness a decline in the amount of aid it receives from the United Kingdom as the country is said to be contemplating cutting down the assistance its renders to eight countries. Open Democracy, an international media organisation announced the development in a report published on Friday. The outfit cited leaked emails from the … Read more
Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the British Government. The British Deputy High Commissioner, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, noted the UK is proud to support the Lagos State Government’s effort to improve off grid electricity access. … Read more
United Kingdom (UK) has emerged as the first country in the world to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s low-cost Covid vaccine. The country that gave the approval on Wednesday hopes the vaccine will help tackle surging cases and ease pressure on creaking health services. The Independent Medicines and Healthcare products and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said … Read more
As part of the concerted efforts to curb the spread of the virulent infection, Scientists in the United Kingdom have started trials of an antibody drug combination that could protect people who have been exposed to COVID-19 from developing complications. Ekohotblog gathered that the antibody therapy, which could be administered as quick treatment to patients, … Read more
After months of protracted negotiation and impasse, the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) have finally agree on post-brexit trade deal. The trade agreement was reached on Thursday, seven days before the historic exit of the UK from one of the world’s most virile and largest trading blocs. The UK quit its full membership … Read more
Talks are ongoing between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Kingdom (UK) over a new, and more virulent, strain of the coronavirus. Eko Hot Blog reports that the WHO Representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, announced the development on Monday. She said the global health body had been in consultation with UK since December … Read more
British public health officials, on Wednesday, warned that people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for now. AFP reports that this is coming after two members of the National Health Service who were among the first to receive the vaccine on Tuesday suffered allergic reactions and needed treatment. … Read more
Anyone seeking to migrate to the United Kingdom will now have to attain a set threshold of points before such plan can materialise, the government has said. In a statement issued by the Home Office and Priti Patel, secretary of state for the Home Department, the UK government said it is introducing the points-based system … Read more
The UK on Wednesday has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for public use. It is the first country to gives its nod to the mass use of the vaccine. In November, Pfizer announced that it had developed a vaccine that could offer 95 percent protection against COVID-19. “The Government has today accepted the recommendation from … Read more