Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, during his meeting with the UK Secretary of State, has said that Nigeria can benefit from the United Kingdom in its ongoing reform of the business environment by learning from how the British resolved similar challenges. His Spokesperson, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday, said that Osinbajo spoke during … Read more
US President Donald Trump hit back on Sunday and the UK launched an inquiry after leaked memos revealed Britain’s ambassador in the US had described the president and his White House as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”. Trump said Ambassador Kim Darroch had “not served the UK well” and that he and his administration were “not … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, James Benoit, has challenged African economies on the need to look inwards and create wealth that will ensure sustainable development of the continent and reduce over reliance on foreign remittances. Besides, while admitting that Nigeria’s dependence on Diaspora remittances may not just disappear, … Read more
Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party failed to win its first seat in Britain’s parliament as it lost out to the main opposition Labour Party in a crunch by-election, results on Friday showed. The poll in the eastern English city of Peterborough was triggered after the sitting MP, Fiona Onasanya, was dumped by voters … Read more
The United Kingdom has expressed concern over reports of military interference in the governorship and state assembly elections in Rivers State. In a tweet on @UKinNigeria, its verified handle, the High Commission said officials of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must be allowed to do their job, as it was monitoring the situation closely. … Read more