Yearly Archives: 2016
PM plans to remove barriers at elite universities
Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to require universities to publish statistical data on admissions by gender, class and ethnic background.
Under the proposal, all...
BME under-representation in UK-wide employment queried
Creating greater opportunities at England’s universities for those from disadvantaged and black and ethnic minority backgrounds (BME) was the focus of a special Downing...
Government rolls out name-blind recruitment
Matt Hancock, Minister for the Cabinet Office, publishes a new inequality index and rolls out name-blind recruitment across the public sector.
Following the release of...
Does Zac have Londoners’ back?
Eton-educated Zac Goldsmith talks affordable housing, state schools and mini-cabs
African Voice caught up with Zac Goldsmith the Conservative candidate for the 2016 London mayoral...
UK announces further boost for oil and gas industry
The UK Government has introduced a £1.3bn package of tax measures for the oil and gas industry to ensure the UK Continental Shelf remains...
Government scheme aid job-seeking entrepreneurs
A wide-reaching poll reveals that the majority of entrepreneurial jobseekers who became their own boss thanks to a Government scheme are still in business,...
Senator Sabi Abdullahi rolls out a workplan for the Senate media committee
The Chairman Senate committee on media and public affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi representing Niger North has rolled out his committee's work plan to...
Senator Rafiu Ibrahim wants all Nigerians to see the nation as their future
The Chairman Senate committee on Banking, Finance, Insurance and other financial institutions, Sen. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim representing Kwara South has commended Nigerians for their...
Osun Appoints Africa’s 3rd Richest Woman, Alakija, Chancellor of State Vasity
The Governor of the State of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, has appointed the third richest woman of African descent in the world, Folorunso Alakija, as...
Palace net free agent Adebayor
Togo striker will want to punish Spurs
Emmanuel Adebayor has joined his fourth Premier League team after signing for Crystal Palace, the club said on...
