Information and advice on applying for a visa, knowing what to bring into the UK, reclaiming VAT, and knowing your rights and responsibilities whilst in the UK.
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Ex governor James Ibori gets 13-year UK jail term
April 17, 2012 Comment Off 231 ViewsA British court sentenced the former governor of oil rich Delta state to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to embezzling 50 million pounds in one of the biggest money laundering
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Nigeria to review BASA agreement with UK – BusinessDay
April 17, 2012 Comment Off 139 ViewsStella Oduah, Minister of Aviation, has called for a review of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. A Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) is an
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Synchronised swimmers to compete for Olympic qualification at test event
April 17, 2012 Comment Off 38 ViewsThe FINA Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification, Presented by Visa begins this Wednesday (18 April) as athletes from around the world compete for the final three Synchronised Swimming team
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New World Bank chief to focus on ‘market-based’ growth
April 17, 2012 Comment Off 36 ViewsDr Kim was nominated for the top post by US President Barack Obama The World's Bank's new president, Jim Yong Kim, has said that capitalist "market-based growth is a priority for every single
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World’s top Wheelchair Rugby teams arrive in London for Olympic Park test event
April 17, 2012 Comment Off 24 ViewsFour of the world’s best Wheelchair Rugby teams have arrived in London to compete in the International Invitational Wheelchair Rugby Tournament this week, a test event for the Paralympic Games and
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Nigeria World Bank candidate salutes Kim, calls for change
April 16, 2012 Comment Off 35 ViewsThe Nigerian challenger to head the World Bank congratulated Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim on his appointment to the post on Monday, but called for changes to the US-dominated selection
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Rags-to-riches Nigerian governor faces UK jail term
April 16, 2012 Comment Off 146 ViewsA British prosecutor on Monday charted the extraordinary rise of James Ibori from a petty thief in London to a powerful governor in Nigeria, describing a web of bogus firms he used to buy
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Kim Beats Okonjo-Iweala to World Bank Job
April 16, 2012 Comment Off 75 ViewsDespite her spirited efforts to land the World Bank top job, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has lost out to US nominee, Jim Yong
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‘Only 36% of adults have access to formal banking’
April 15, 2012 Comment Off 78 ViewsThe Executive Director, Citiserve Limited, a subsidiary of VIGEO Holdings, Mrs Lola Ogunbambi, whose company was licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Payment Terminal Service Provider
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