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UK Increases Student Visa Financial Requirements For International Students

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:03:09 +0000

UK Increases Student Visa Financial Requirements For International Students The United Kingdom has announced an increase in the financial requirements for international students applying for study visas, with applicants studying in London expected to demonstrate access to at least £14,130 in living expenses from November 30, 2026. As reported by Nairametrics on Wednesday, the […]

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U.K., France, Canada To Sanction Israeli West Bank Settlements; We Won’t – US

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:34:21 +0000

U.K., France, Canada To Sanction Israeli West Bank Settlements; We Won’t – US Britain, France and Canada have said they will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with a UK minister accusing Israel of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians there. The moves prompted a furious […]

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UK Hotelier Blamed Banks After £450,000 COVID Loan Fraud

Kazeem Tunde — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:12:00 +0000

UK Hotelier Blamed Banks After £450,000 COVID Loan Fraud A London hotelier who fraudulently obtained “£450,000 through nine applications under the UK Government’s COVID-19 support scheme has been sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for three years.” Richard Courtenay, 62, secured the funds through nine Bounce Back Loan applications made between May and […]

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U.K. Warns Citizens Against Traveling To Borno, Zamfara, Nine Other States In Nigeria

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:04:48 +0000

U.K. Warns Citizens Against Traveling To Borno, Zamfara, Nine Other States In Nigeria The United Kingdom has advised its citizens against all travel to parts of 11 Nigerian states, while warning against all but essential travel to parts of 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The advisory was contained in the latest Nigeria […]

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U.K. Says Royal Navy Steps Up Russian Monitoring In Waters, North Atlantic

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:55:05 +0000

U.K. Says Royal Navy Steps Up Russian Monitoring In Waters, North Atlantic The United Kingdom has increased its monitoring of Russian military activity in UK waters and the North Atlantic, with Royal Navy operations rising by 25 per cent in the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period last year. The […]

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U.K.-based Nigerian Woman Rejects £15m Offer To Return Home

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:45:04 +0000

U.K.-based Nigerian Woman Rejects £15m Offer To Return Home A Nigerian woman based in the United Kingdom has said no amount of money would persuade her to return permanently to Nigeria, citing the loss of two children to alleged medical negligence. The woman, who identified herself as an indigene of Ogun State, made the […]

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U.K. To Charge Asylum Seekers £10,000 Before Settlement

Kazeem Tunde — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:19:57 +0000

U.K. To Charge Asylum Seekers £10,000 Before Settlement The UK government has introduced new reforms that will require asylum seekers who can afford it to pay around £10,000 towards the cost of their housing and financial support before they can apply for settlement in Britain. The Home Office announced the measures on its X […]

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U.K. Defence Deputy Chief Visits Maiduguri To Strengthen Military Ties

Kazeem Tunde — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:30:20 +0000

U.K. Defence Deputy Chief Visits Maiduguri To Strengthen Military Ties The United Kingdom’s Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Lt Gen Sir Charlie Collins, has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, for a high-level assessment of bilateral defence cooperation with the Nigerian Army. The British Defence Staff West Africa announced the visit in a post […]

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Hantavirus: U.K. To Isolate Cruise Ship Passengers In Ex-COVID Hospital

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 09 May 2026 19:17:10 +0000

Hantavirus: U.K. To Isolate Cruise Ship Passengers In Ex-COVID Hospital UK health authorities are gearing up to receive about 24 people from a virus-hit cruise ship, who will be isolated in a hospital once used for Covid patients, NHS officials said Saturday. They are currently on board the Dutch ship, the MV Hondius, due […]

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U.K. Warns Of ‘Highly Likely’ Attack After Terror Threat Level Increase

Kazeem Tunde — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:20:23 +0000

U.K. Warns Of ‘Highly Likely’ Attack After Terror Threat Level Increase The UK’s terrorism threat level was raised Thursday to “severe”, the second highest in the five-tier system, following an antisemitic terror attack the previous day in London, the interior ministry said. “The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has today… raised the UK National Threat Level […]

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