Tag: UK

UK Bars Teachers Trained in Nigeria, Ghana From Using Qualification Status Travel Route

UK Bars Teachers Trained in Nigeria, Ghana From Using Qualification Status Travel Route

Gloria Francis- September 22, 2026

Teachers trained in Nigeria and Ghana will no longer be eligible to use the United Kingdom’s “Apply for QTS in England” service, following changes introduced ... Read More

68-Year-Old British Woman Claims Nigerian Husband Disappeared After Securing UK Spouse Visa

68-Year-Old British Woman Claims Nigerian Husband Disappeared After Securing UK Spouse Visa

Gloria Francis- September 2, 2026

A 68-year-old British woman, Dawn Ottewell, has alleged that her 31-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright Emokpae, disappeared after moving to the United Kingdom on a spouse ... Read More

FG, UK Launch Joint Crackdown on Illegal Migration Networks, Failed Asylum Seekers

FG, UK Launch Joint Crackdown on Illegal Migration Networks, Failed Asylum Seekers

Gloria Francis- March 20, 2026

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Kingdom have signed a new migration agreement that will see the return of convicted offenders and failed ... Read More

Diezani Alison-Madueke Appears in London Court Ahead of UK Bribery Trial

Diezani Alison-Madueke Appears in London Court Ahead of UK Bribery Trial

Gloria Francis- January 20, 2026

Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, has made a court appearance in London as part of ongoing legal proceedings over bribery allegations levelled ... Read More

UK rejects Nigeria’s appeal to transfer Ekweremadu

UK rejects Nigeria’s appeal to transfer Ekweremadu

Gloria Francis- November 25, 2025

The United Kingdom has rejected the Federal Government of Nigeria’s request to have former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, transferred home to serve the remainder ... Read More

UK Court Hands 55-Year Jail Term to Nigerians Over London Phone Robbery

UK Court Hands 55-Year Jail Term to Nigerians Over London Phone Robbery

stringnewsng- November 11, 2025

Four Nigerians have been sentenced to long prison terms in the United Kingdom for their involvement in a violent robbery gang that targeted mobile phone ... Read More

Tougher UK Immigration Rules Slash Graduate Visa Duration

Tougher UK Immigration Rules Slash Graduate Visa Duration

stringnewsng- October 23, 2025

The United Kingdom has announced sweeping changes to its post-study immigration policy, reducing the Graduate Visa stay period for international students from two years to ... Read More