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  • Foreign Secretary condemns latest bomb attacks in Nigeria

    Foreign Secretary condemns the double bomb attack in the marketplace in Jos, Central Nigeria, which killed over 100 people.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK deploys RAF Sentinel to help search for missing schoolgirls

    The UK has sent an RAF Sentinel to assist the Nigerian government in the search for more than 200 teenage girls.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes constructive regional summit on Boko Haram

    Foreign Secretary welcomes concrete agreements at Paris Summit on tackling Boko Haram and offers UK follow-up meeting.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa visits Nigeria

    UK’s package of support to help locate missing Nigerian school girls welcomed by President Jonathan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister to visit Nigeria

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds to travel to Nigeria for high-level meetings to discuss further UK assistance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK experts arrive in Nigeria

    UK team has arrived in Abuja to support Nigerian government in its response to the abduction of over 200 school girls.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM call with President Goodluck Jonathan

    The Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to the Nigerian President about the abduction of more than 200 girls in northern Nigeria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: morning 6 May 2014

    The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) gave an update on the cabinet agenda earlier that day and answered questions on a range of topics.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary comments on abduction of school girls in Nigeria

    Foreign Secretary condemns kidnap as “disgusting and immoral” and repeats UK offer of help.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister condemns bomb attack in Abuja, Nigeria

    FCO Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, condemns bomb attack in Abuja and offers continued UK support for Nigeria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary condemns abduction of school girls in northern Nigeria

    Foreign Secretary appalled by the abduction of up to 100 school girls in northern Nigeria, offers UK help.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary condemns bomb attack in Abuja, Nigeria

    Foreign Secretary condemns Abuja bomb attack and offers continued UK support for Nigeria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British accountants to develop accountancy expertise in Africa and Asia

    The UK will help improve financial management and investment climates of developing countries by sharing British expertise and international best practice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Country case study: Nigeria – the response to terrorism

    A country case study on the response to terrorism in Nigeria from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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  • Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16

    The Budget announced on 19 March included a tripling of Chevening places in developing countries for the 2015-16 academic year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary attends EU-Africa Summit

    EU and Africa agree to work together on peace and security, trade and investment and development.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nigeria and UK agree to work on space technology cooperation.

    The UK and Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the exploration and use of outer space.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UKTI Collaborate with Nigerians in the Square Mile To Showcase UK’s Excellence In Finance, Professional & Business Services Sectors

    In collaboration with UK Trade & Investment, Nigerians in the Square Mile have been visiting Nigeria on a trade mission to showcase the UK’s excellence and innovation in the finance, professional and business services se…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister Breaks New Ground In Nigeria

    Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP and British High Commissioner, Andrew Pocock broke ground in Abuja to start New Build 2016

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister Breaks New Ground In Nigeria

    Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP and British High Commissioner, Andrew Pocock broke ground in Abuja to start New Build 2016

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government