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November 28, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom opened its largest Visa Application Centre in Africa on Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos. A statement by the British High Commission in Lagos, said the facility, operated by VFS Global, aims to...

September 06, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has departed Beijing, China, for the United Kingdom (UK), his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said on Friday. Onanuga in a post on X, said the President departed the...

August 28, (THEWILL) – A Woolwich Crown Court in London, on Tuesday, convicted and jailed four Nigerians including Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41; Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38;  Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31, and Adekunle Kabir, 54, after forging more than...

August 02, (THEWILL) – British billionaire and Glencore’s former head of oil, Alex Beard, has been charged with bribery offences relating to the Swiss commodity trader’s operations in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast. In a statement on Thursday,...

July 29, (THEWILL) - Ahead of the planned nationwide protest in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and Canada, have issued security advisories to their Nationals in the Country. Tagged 'EndBadGovernance protest', THEWILL reports that the planned demonstration has been scheduled to...

March 06, (THEWILL)- The United Kingdom (UK) Government has approved a fresh £37.3 million in funding for innovative mobile phone technology in Nigeria and other developing countries. UK Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, who disclosed this at the...

February 15, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Azuka-Anite, has debunked media reports that Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will enable UK licensed lawyers...

January 02, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom (UK), has commenced implementation of a new policy, banning overseas students, including Nigerians from bringing in dependents via the study visa route except those on postgraduate research or government-sponsored scholarship programs. The...

October 27, (THEWILL) - A Conservative Member of British Parliament, Crispin Blunt, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances. Surrey Police said Blunt was detained on Wednesday morning, before being released on conditional bail...

April 21, (THEWILL) – A Nigerian man, Oladipupo Fagbewesa, has been ordered to pay approximately N15 million (£26,835) by the United Kingdom (U.K.) tribunal in relation to 61,800 cigarettes detected in his bag. Fagbewesa, who was returning from Lagos...