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The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson says a total of 67,000 visas were granted to Ghanaians to enter the United Kingdom in 2023. She explained that the Commission receives thousands of visa applications each year and does its best to approve those who adhere to the rules and …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a new visa policy from the United Kingdom (UK), set to take effect on January 1, 2025, that will impact all travellers to the UK for extended stays. The UK government has announced that it will be replacing all physical …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah, has advised Ghanaians living in the UK to stay indoors by 7 pm to avoid being caught up in the ongoing anti-immigrant protests. Over the past week, these protests have become increasingly volatile, with some demonstrators resorting to violent actions, …

The Ghanaian community in the UK remains largely unaffected by the ongoing protests, according to Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, Papa Owusu Ankomah. This is after protests broke out late last month, after an anti-immigrant misinformation campaign stoked outrage following a stabbing attack that left three children dead in …

The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued security alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the planned #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1, 2024. The Vanguard reports that in separate travel advisories, the three countries cautioned their citizens to avoid areas where confrontations between security …

David Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has said he wants to remain and work in the UK, as “they could arrest me or kill me in Nigeria”. His impact statement was read in court, at the …

Ghana is now among the list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made by the UK government in its revised code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care …

The government of the United Kingdom has resolved to stop considering Nigerian health workers for recruitment as the country placed Nigeria on the red list of countries that should not be targeted for recruitment. Nigeria has the third-highest number of foreign doctors working in the United Kingdom. This is coming …

The new look of banknotes featuring the image of King Charles has been unveiled by the Bank of England. The portrait will be the only change to existing designs of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes and will start to enter circulation from mid-2024. New notes will feature the King’s …

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to go on strike from 08:00 on Thursday in the largest action of its kind in NHS history.   Staff will continue to provide “life-preserving” and some urgent care but routine surgery and other planned treatment is likely to be disrupted. The …