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The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom (UK) has commenced an investigation into the registration of a total of 512 nurses and midwives. This is around five per cent on the register of the NMC, who noted on a press…

A loud siren will emit from almost every smartphone in the UK this afternoon. The government will today trial its emergency text alert system. For around 10 seconds from 3 pm, millions of smartphones and tablets across the UK will…

In the latest scandal indicting one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's senior ministers, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday after an independent review into allegations that he had bullied and mistreated…

Unemployment in the United Kingdom (UK) rose to 3.8 per cent in the three months to February, up from 3.7 per cent in the previous three months, with pay growth wiped out by soaring inflation, new figures show. Data from the UK…

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has debunked reports about receiving any letter of apology from the British government. This was over his detention by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London.…

The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Office has revealed how the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi was harassed by immigration officers at Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom. A spokesman for the Campaign…

Medical bodies in the countries have said the United Kingdom government’s code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel will not stop Nigerian doctors from migrating to other countries.…

The all-out strike, called by the union's national executive committee, coincides with the April payday as well as a month of action beginning on April 3. The move comes amid a dispute over pay, pensions, redundancy terms…

The U.K. government is pitching an overhaul of how English football is governed following controversy over plans to set up a breakaway European Super League and concerns about clubs loaded up with debt. A new independent…

The United Kingdom (UK) has said that its Visa Application Centres in Abuja and Lagos will be closed on Friday and next Monday, following the general election scheduled for February 25. The UK Visas and Immigration disclosed this via…

A UK based coalition of international advocates for good governance in Nigeria has thrown its full support behind the gubernatorial aspirations of Teslim Kolawole Folarin (TKF), All Progressives Congress  (APC) in Oyo state. The…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention has said that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-lineages partly responsible for the current increase in COVID-19 cases in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom have not yet been…

Thousands of nurses walked off their jobs in England on Thursday, escalating a wave of industrial unrest in the UK this month as ambulance and postal workers, bus drivers and airport baggage handlers all stage strikes to demand better…

Foreign students may be barred from the UK unless they win a place at a top university under Rishi Sunak’s plans to curb record immigration. All foreign students will also have new restrictions on bringing family members with them…

The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged to support the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure free, fair and credible elections in 2023. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, who gave the assurance…