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Airtel Money has set a minimum application of £250 per investor as it opens its retail share offer ahead of its planned listing on the London Stock Exchange.

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered the warning to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi during a meeting on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.

A new financing facility backed by the UK Government and FMO is targeting one of the persistent challenges facing Nigeria’s small and growing businesses: access to appropriate growth capital.

The UK Government-backed Manufacturing Africa programme has supported 23 Nigerian businesses to reach financial close, mobilising more than US$630 million in investment and creating the potential for over 21,400 direct jobs.

The change, which took effect on September 9, 2026, was announced by the UK Department for Education (DfE), which said Nigeria and Ghana no longer met the requirements for inclusion on the list.

A Cardiff summit bringing together pro-independence leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is putting renewed pressure on Westminster and reopening questions over the long-term future of the United Kingdom.

The hub, inaugurated on September 2, is one of 10 community-centred connectivity hubs supported by the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme. The Initiative for Digital Inclusion (IDI) is implementing the project.

The seasoned diplomat has taken up his new role as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, returning to a region he knows from his previous assignment as the Deputy Trade Commissioner between 2019 and 2022.

The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the UK High Commission in Nigeria, which said Long would lead Britain's efforts to expand commercial partnerships, improve market access, attract investments and promote sustainable economic growth across Africa.

The Home Office said the change is intended to stop immigration status being used to keep exploited workers in abusive employment.