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education
British firm extols new Pro-Chancellor, Federal University, Dutse as visionary
Prof. Shuaibu Abdulraheem, the newly appointed Pro – Chancellor, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa has been described as a visionary leader with huge experience in charismatic and democratic leadership. This encomium was poured by Dr Alim Abubakre, British – Nigerian founder of TEXEM UK, a United Kingdom based leadership development firm in a statement in Abuja. Abubakre said that in the…
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Featured
Gbajabiamila lauds outgoing British High Commissioner for selfless service
Speaker House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has commended the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, for her selfless service and collaborative efforts with the Nigerian Parliament. Gbajabiamila gave the commendation when he received Laing and her team during a farewell visit to him at the National Assembly in Abuja The collaborative efforts, the speaker said, spanned Laing’s…
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Election
2023 Elections: British Envoy urges political parties to accept results
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has urged political parties to accept and respect the results of the forthcoming 2023 general elections and refrain from actions that would instigate post-election violence. Laing made this known while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, noting that the United Kingdom is fully in support of Nigeria’s political process. Laing urged the candidates…
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News
UK renews bid to seize £117m Ibori loot
A British prosecutor on Thursday launched a fresh attempt to confiscate millions of pounds stolen by a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was convicted of money laundering and graft in Britain. About £117m known proceeds of crime are being targeted but only a portion of the sum was likely to be recoverable. The case, according to Reuters,…
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NEWS
Nigeria arrests 12 including two Britons for oil theft
Nigeria has arrested two Britons and 10 of its own citizens on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil theft, the military said on Friday. Oil theft by armed gangs is rampant in Africa’s top crude-producing country, with estimates ranging from 100,000 barrels to 250,000 barrels a day lost to so-called “bunkerers”. Major-General E.J. Atewe, commander…
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Africa
Britain pushes U.N. resolution against ransom payments to extremists
Britain submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that calls on countries to prevent the payment of kidnap ransoms to extremist groups, like al Qaeda, which have earned hundreds of millions of dollars from such crimes. British U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said he hoped the 15-member council would be able to adopt the resolution by…
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