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Britain, Nigeria See Record Trade Growth Under New Partnership

Trade between the United Kingdom and Nigeria has reached an unprecedented £7.9 billion (₦16 trillion), Britain’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has announced. In an interview in Abuja, Montgomery credited the surge to the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP), which is designed to deepen bilateral trade by tackling non-tariff barriers and aligning…

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Britain Backs Nigeria With £19m For Climate-resilient Schools And Hospitals

Nigeria’s fight against climate change has received a boost with a £19 million (approx. $24 million) funding package from the United Kingdom to strengthen vital health and education infrastructure. The investment, channelled through the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) initiative, will provide 39 health centres and 45 schools built to withstand flooding, droughts,…

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Britain Targets Russian Figures Over Child Deportations In Ukraine War

Britain has sanctioned a group of Russian officials and organisations linked to the abduction and re-education of Ukrainian children, in what London called a systematic attempt to erase Ukraine’s cultural identity. Eight individuals and three groups were named in the sanctions list, including Aymani Kadyrova, mother of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and her Akhmat Kadyrov…

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BUA Group Chairman Urges Britain, Allies To Deepen Investments, Partnership With Nigeria

Alhaji Abdul Samad-Rabiu, Chairman and Founder, BUA Group has urged Britain and its Western allies to deepen partnerships and increase investments in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Samad-Rabiu said this in an opinion piece published in the Telegraph of London, on Saturday. The philanthropist asserting that President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms…

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