Tag: UK
Abduction Of Over 300 Schoolchildren In Nigeria Shows Islamic Militants Act ‘Above The Law’, EU Lawmaker
A member of the European Parliament, Željana Zovko, has condemned the escalating wave of jihadist violence in Nigeria, warning that the recent abduction of more than 300 schoolchildren from a Catholic school is further evidence that Islamic militant groups now operate as though they are “above the law.” Zovko, who recently visited Nigeria on a…
Leave Before Visa Expires, UK Warns Foreign Students
Tens of thousands of international students in the United Kingdom are being directly contacted by the government with a warning: leave the country when your visa expires or face removal, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The Home Office has launched a new campaign aimed at tackling what it describes as an “alarming” rise in student…
UK Economy Enters Recession
Official data released on Thursday indicates that the United Kingdom (UK) economy has slipped into recession, marked by two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth in the latter half of the previous year. According to Reuters, the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, following a 0.1…
NBA Declines Proposal to Allow British Lawyers Practice in Nigeria
The Nigerian Bar Association has rejected the recent arrangement permitting United Kingdom attorneys to practice within Nigeria. In an email sent to Nigerian Bar Association lawyers on Tuesday at 11:34 pm, titled “The Purported ETIP Agreement on Legal Services between the Government of Nigeria and the United Kingdom,” NBA President Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) emphasized that…
US, UK Launch Fresh Air Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthi
Forces of the United States’ Central Command, in collaboration with the United Kingdom Armed Forces and support from Australia, Canada, Bahrain, and the Netherlands, launched coordinated strikes on eight Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday night. The operation, revealed in a statement by the US Central Command on X (formerly Twitter) early Tuesday, aimed to…