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UK Appoints New High Commissioner to Nigeria
The United Kingdom has appointed Richard Hugh Montgomery as its new High Commissioner to Nigeria His appointment was announced in a statement by the United Kingdom government on Tuesday. Montegomery is expected to resume duties in April 2023 taking over from Catriona Laing who has been the envoy to Nigeria since 2018. According to the…
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UK Shuts Down Its High Commission Offices Across Nigeria
Reports just received say that the British High Commission will shut down its offices in Abuja, Lagos and across the country on Monday. The UK Mission in Nigeria made the announcement in a statement on its social media accounts. The mission said that the closure is in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The notice,…
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British High Commission Speaks on Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest
The British High Commission has reacted to the recent arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. A spokes person of the the High Commission in Nigeria disclosed to TheCable that he was not arrested in the UK where he had been based. Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice,…