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UK Police Sell Seized E-Bikes At Auction Despite Crime Fears

Felix Ifijeh, THEWILL -
British police forces are selling some electric bikes seized from suspected offenders at public auctions, raising concerns that vehicles removed from the streets over suspected illegal use or criminal activity could eventually return to circulation.
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UK Banks Test Fix For Online Shopping’s ‘Pay First’ Problem

Joy Onuorah, THEWILL -
British banks have tested a way to connect online shopping. In a simulated marketplace purchase, funds were locked in the buyer’s account and released to the seller when the delivery condition was met.
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NIS Tackles Diaspora Passport Crisis, Enrols Over 8,500 Nigerians in Four Countries

Felix Ifijeh, THEWILL -
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has enrolled 8,552 Nigerians in passport intervention exercises conducted in the United States, Canada, Qatar and the United Kingdom.
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54 PAP Post-graduate Scholarship Beneficiaries Depart for UK

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
A batch of fifty-four offshore post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme has departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to resume studies in various universities.
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Katsina Launches UK-funded SCALE Programme to Boost Foundational Learning

Janefrances Chibuzor, THEWILL -
The Katsina State Government has launched the UK Government-funded Scaling Access and Learning in Education (SCALE) programme to strengthen foundational reading and mathematics skills among children in the state.
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Wanted In UK: Nigerian Businessman Nabbed At Dublin Airport Over €19m Fraud

Felix Ifijeh, THEWILL -
Irish authorities have arrested a Nigerian businessman, Edwin Omokhuale, over an alleged €19 million fraud involving an Australian mining company.
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UK Awards 68 Nigerians Chevening, Commonwealth Scholarships

Janefrances Chibuzor, THEWILL -
The United Kingdom has awarded 68 Nigerians Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships to pursue master’s and PhD programmes in various fields in the UK in 2026.
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UK Imports More Refined Fuel Than Crude Oil From Nigeria For First Time

Segun Adeyemi, THEWILL -
Refined petroleum products became the UK’s biggest goods import from Nigeria, worth £674.5 million in the year to March 2026. Nigerian crude oil imports fell 64.3%, dropping below refined petroleum products for the first time in the latest...
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UK Court Jails Nigerian Student for Child Sex Grooming Attempt, Orders Lifetime Restrictions

Felix Ifijeh, THEWILL -
Nigerian student Anderson Ishiekwene has been sentenced to three years in prison by a UK court after being convicted of attempting to meet a child following online sexual grooming. The 25-year-old, who arrived in the United Kingdom on...
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UK Launches £15m Growth Programme To Drive Investment, Economic Reforms In Nigeria

Janefrances Chibuzor, THEWILL -
June 12 (THEWILL) — The United Kingdom has unveiled a £15 million Growth Programme to accelerate Nigeria's economic transformation, unlock private sector investment and support reform-led growth over the next three years. The announcement was made on Thursday by...
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Italy-Bound Businessman Intercepted With Cocaine Consignments In Shoe Soles, Bag Railings

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
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