By Jimisayo Opanuga 16 September 2022 | 12:47 pm The British High Commission on Friday announced that its offices in Abuja, Lagos and across Nigeria will be closed on Monday, September 19. A portrait of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II hangs beside floral tributes outside a shopping mall in Bangkok on September 14, 2022. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP) The British High Commission on Friday announced that its offices in Abuja, Lagos and across Nigeria will be closed on Monday, September 19. The Commission said the decision is to observe Queen Elizabeth Il’s funeral. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8. It also stated that the United Kingdom (UK) visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos will remain open. Latest 8 mins ago The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has left Nigeria for Europe on a business trip. The Media Adviser to Abubakar, Mr Paul Ibe, said this in a statement he issued on Friday in Abuja. 30 mins ago After being released from the Ikoyi Prison, Nigerian musician Ice Prince Zamani declared that freedom is valuable. Earlier this month, the artist was detained on suspicion of kidnapping and assaulting a police officer. After being freed, the artist later tweeted that “Freedom is Priceless” on his account. His remark came days after Benjamin Hundeyin, the… 44 mins ago Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, APC candidate for Ondo South Senatorial District in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, has condoled with Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on the death of his mother. 1 hour ago Former England football captain David Beckham has joined the huge queues in London to file past the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid star told Sky News he had joined tens of thousands of people snaking towards Westminster Hall to celebrate Britain’s “special” queen. Elizabeth’s death has triggered… 1 hour ago Kano State has approved the payment of N304 million as allowances to 287 eligible academic staff of the state-owned Yusuf Maitama Sule University (YMSU).
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