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UK Bans Foreign Health Workers, Others From Bringing Dependents

The United Kingdom (UK) has commenced the implementation of the ban on foreign health workers and caregivers from bringing dependants. This development was made known on Monday in a post issued from the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the UK Home Office, which also stated it would increase the minimum income threshold for skilled workers to 38,700 GBP.

Sweden Officially Becomes NATO 32nd Member

Sweden became NATO’s newest member on Thursday (7 March 2024), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC. This is the final step of a months-long process to gain the approval of all members to allow his country to become the alliance’s 32nd member. With Sweden’s accession, NATO now counts 32 countries among its members.

King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer - Buckingham Palace

King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and is already receiving treatment that will prevent him from undertaking public duties for the immediate future, Buckingham Palace has announced. The monarch has personally informed both his sons, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex, of his diagnosis, as well as his siblings, Princess Royal, Duke of Edinburgh, and Duke of York.

Former UK Prime Minister, Theresa May To Quit Parliament

Former UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, on Friday announced that she will stand down as a member of parliament at the next general election, due to take place later this year. May, 67, is the most senior member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party to announce they will not seek re-election. The Tories have consistently trailed the main opposition Labour Party since October 2022 and are broadly seen as on course to be dumped out of power after 14 years. Mrs May, who led the country from 2016 to 2019 in the wake of the vote for Brexit, has represented Maidenhead in Berkshire for 27 years. She said the "difficult decision" to leave the seat would enable her to spend more time on a "cause close to my heart".

UK To Sign Trade Deal Allowing British Lawyers Practice In Nigeria

The United Kingdom is expected to sign a new deal with Nigeria on February 13, to boost trade, and investments and unlock new opportunities in various sectors. This was revealed in a statement by the UK's Department of Business and Trade on Tuesday. According to the statement, Kemi Badenoch, the UK’s business and trade secretary, and Doris Uzoka-Anitie, minister for trade and investment in Nigeria, will be signing the deal today. The statement explained that the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) is the first the UK has signed with an African country and is designed to grow the UK and Nigeria’s already thriving trading relationship, which totaled £7 billion in 2023. According to the statement, the new trade partnership aims to eliminate barriers in the legal services and film industry by allowing UK lawyers to practice international law in Nigeria and foster collaboration between the film and media industry in both countries.

Amb Tuggar Calls For Equity In UN Security Council

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has said there is a need to democratise the United Nations (UN) security council, saying Nigeria with its population, economic size and strategic role in Africa has earned the right to be part of the UNSC. He made the assertion while speaking on a panel with the theme: “Securing an Insecure World”, according to Alkasim Abdulkadir the minister’s media aide in a statement Saturday morning.

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