UK Affrairs

Badenoch Challenges Burnham Over How UK Will Fund Higher Defence Spending

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has challenged Prime Minister Andy Burnham over how his government intends to pay for increased UK defence spending, bringing national security and the state of Britain’s public finances into the centre of their first clashes in Parliament. The exchange came during Burnham’s first Prime Minister’s Questions since entering Downing Street. Badenoch […]

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Nigerian-British Taxi Driver Jailed Six Years Over Fatal UK Crash

A Nigerian-British taxi driver has been sentenced to six years in prison after falling asleep at the wheel and killing a man in Surrey, England. Kolawole Erunkulu, 45, from Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving following the collision on the A23 in Merstham. The crash happened shortly before 6:30am on 17 August

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The UK Student Route Has Changed-What Nigerians Need to Know in 2026

The UK remains a major destination for Nigerian students, but the immigration system surrounding study, work after graduation and eventual settlement is changing. In the year ending June 2026, the UK granted 26,060 sponsored study visas to Nigerian main applicants, according to the Home Office. Nigeria was the third-largest nationality on the Student route, behind

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UK ILR REFORMS: WHAT HAS CHANGED, WHAT HAS NOT-AND WHERE MIGRANTS STAND NOW

The UK Government still intends to make it harder for many migrants to qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain, but one distinction matters: the proposed 10-year standard settlement route has not yet replaced the existing five-year route for Skilled Workers. The Government’s earned settlement plan would increase the standard qualifying period for settlement from five

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