Tag: United Kingdom

Sale of China iPhone plunge as Huawei's popularity rises
News

Over 200 arrested for phone theft in London

In the last four weeks, authorities in London, United Kingdom have arrested over 200 individuals in a major phone theft crackdown, employing drones and facial recognition to identify suspects. The Metropolitan Police confirmed 248 arrests for mobile phone theft, with around 770 devices seized, and an additional 122 people arrested for other offences linked to […]

UK job vacancies drop 23%, signaling economic slowdown
Economy

UK tops Nigeria’s capital inflows with $2.94bn in Q3 2025

The United Kingdom has emerged as the largest source of capital inflows into Nigeria in the third quarter of 2025, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS reported that inflows from the UK totaled $2.94 billion, which represented 48.80 per cent of the total capital imported during the quarter. The […]

UK PM Starmer pledges tougher immigration rules in sweeping overhaul
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UK PM faces crisis as top aides resign successively

In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure after two of his most senior aides resigned in quick succession. Tim Allan, Downing Street’s director of communications, stepped down just a day after the departure of chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. Allan, who joined No 10 last September during Starmer’s attempted […]

Travel

UK firms spent ₦556bn sponsoring 84,106 Nigerians’ work visa

British employers spent an estimated N556.6 billion on work visa sponsorships for 84,106 Nigerian skilled workers in the fiscal year ending March 2024. This figure comes from data obtained by The PUNCH from the UK Home Office. The workers were mainly employed in the healthcare, information technology, and engineering sectors. The amount ranks Nigeria as […]

Opinion

UK risks danger by dealing with China, Trump warns

United States President Donald Trump has described it as “very dangerous” for Britain, a close ally, to engage in business dealings with China. Trump made the comment on Thursday while speaking to reporters at the premiere of a documentary about his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. When asked about Britain “getting into business” with China […]

Nigeria-China trade hits $23bn - Envoy
Economy

US tariff: UK PM leads race in trade ties with China

Britain’s Keir Starmer is the latest Western leader to heat up trade ties with China in a shift analysts say is driven by US tariff pressure and unease over Donald Trump’s volatile policy playbook. The prime minister’s Beijing visit this week to promote “pragmatic” co-operation comes on the heels of advances from the leaders of […]

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How Alison-Madueke spent £2m NNPCL contract bribe in UK luxury store

British prosecutors on Wednesday told a London court that former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, lavished more than £2m (N4bn) at Harrods, allegedly using funds provided by oil executives who benefited from lucrative contracts with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. According to The PUNCH, the prosecution said founders of energy companies awarded […]

Business

UK sets £40bn target for education exports by 2030

The United Kingdom government aims to boost British education abroad, setting a new target of £40 billion in annual education exports by 2030. According to the Guardian, this policy replaces the 2019 goal of attracting 600,000 international students to UK campuses each year. The shift reflects a strategic adjustment in the UK’s international education approach, […]

Appointments

ICYMI: Tinubu approves ambassadorial postings to France, US, UK

President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of three ambassador-designates to France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The approval was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. “The President has approved the posting of three ambassador-designates out of the 68 […]

Opinion

Trump blasts UK Chagos handover as ‘great stupidity’

United States President Donald Trump accused the United Kingdom on Tuesday of “great stupidity” for agreeing to hand the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. “The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has […]

Scams

ICPC charges lawyer Mike Ozekhome with fraud over London property

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed a criminal charge against Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. The charge concerns allegations of fraud involving a property in London. The ICPC filed the three counts through its lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, who heads the High Profile Prosecution Department. The charge was filed at the Abuja […]