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UK announces three more charter flights from Nigeria

THE AFRI GIST May 24, 2020 0

The UK Government has said hundreds more British travellers are set to return home from Nigeria on three charter flights. A statement by the British High Commission, confirmed that more than thousands have already returned to the UK on flights in April and May – from Lagos and Abuja. It gave Continue Reading

HEALTH NEWS

UK govt boosts vaccine funding as daily coronavirus deaths fall

THE AFRI GIST May 18, 2020 0

UK on Sunday reported 170 more coronavirus deaths — its lowest number since late March, when lockdown restrictions were introduced, although the figures from Northern Ireland were not included. Prime Minister Boris Johnson meanwhile acknowledged public frustration with the restrictions imposed to fight the virus. The coronavirus deaths take the UK government’s official Continue Reading

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US, UK Warn Citizens Against Travelling To NE India After Clashes

THE AFRI GIST December 14, 2019 0

Washington and London issued travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests Saturday, following days of clashes that saw two people killed and dozens injured. Many in the far-flung, resource-rich region fear the new legislation will grant citizenship to large numbers of immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh, […]Continue Reading

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UK Ex-Headmaster Jailed In Singapore Over Drug Case

THE AFRI GIST October 30, 2019 0

A British former headmaster of an international school in China has been jailed for 10 months in Singapore after admitting possession and consumption of methamphetamine, officials said Tuesday. Damien Michael Charnock used to be the head of Dulwich College Shanghai, a branch of the exclusive London private school. Police arrested the 60-year-old in March at […]Continue Reading

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10 Conditions You Must Fulfil To Obtain UK Tourist Visa

THE AFRI GIST October 27, 2019 0

To apply for a travel visa to United Kingdom requires the following documents: A: Filled out and signed United Kingdom tourist visa application form B: Original, signed Nigeria passport with at least 6 months of remaining validity. C: Passport Photo: 2 Include a passport style photo, with a white background, taken within the last 6 months. You may […]Continue Reading