European Union
27 Oct
European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuella Isopi, has urged Nigerian students to leverage on the functional education system in Europe to develop skills needed to be successful in life.
22 Oct 2023
.Northwest backward in education, jigawa Gov. laments The European Union has pledged to invest an additional €5.4 million euros in building the capacity of teachers in Nigeria. The body said the move was in line with its commitment to crash the high number of out-of-school children in the North West region of Nigeria by improving…
3 Oct 2023
The recent statement by the presidential spokesman, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, that Nigeria is considering applying to join the G-20, an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU), comes as a surprise to many.
13 Sep 2023
The EU aims for a "fair and just transition" to a carbon-neutral future, balancing the climate change fight with the concerns of business and farmers, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. In her annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament, she said she was "convinced that agriculture and protection…
5 Sep 2023
Americans' visa-free access to Europe was on safer ground Tuesday after the EU's top court ruled Brussels need not reciprocate for Washington discriminating against some Europeans visiting the United States.
30 Aug 2023
Tech titans, including TikTok and Twitter, failed to effectively tackle Russian disinformation online during the first year of the war in Ukraine, according to a study published Wednesday by the EU. The European Union has previously warned against online manipulation and interference by Russia targeting the European internet in the wake of Moscow's invasion of…
23 Aug 2023
The EU announced Wednesday a humanitarian airlift for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, flying desperately needed supplies into the city of Goma. The operation, responding to a UN appeal, "will contribute to reaching the greatest number of people possible" to a region beset by fighting between armed groups and mass displacement, EU crisis management commissioner…
23 Aug 2023
Investments in renewable energy across the world reached a record $500 billion in 2022 due to rising solar panel installations.
22 Aug 2023
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will have greater control over how they view content, Meta said on Tuesday, as platforms take steps to meet imminent stricter European Union rules. Under a landmark EU law, digital giants will be forced to more aggressively police content online to protect users, especially against hate speech and disinformation.…
18 Aug 2023
EU chief Charles Michel warned there will be "grave consequences" if Niger's military regime allows ousted President Mohamed Bazoum's health to worsen under house arrest, a European official said Friday. In a call to President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, chair of the ECOWAS regional bloc which opposes the Niger coup, Michel said "President Bazoum's detention…
18 Aug 2023
The stormy clouds of war are gathering ominously over the dreary landscape of the Sahel after troops of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday stated its readiness to participate in a standby force that is preparing to intervene in the Republic of Niger.
15 Aug 2023
The European Union's border monitoring mission in Armenia said Tuesday one of its patrols had come under fire on the volatile border with Azerbaijan, which denied responsibility for the incident. "No EUMA member was harmed," the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) said on social media, confirming its personnel were "present to the shooting incident in…
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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, lamented the sorry state of Niger Delta, saying the region is currently considered the most polluted in the world due to the high amount of spills.
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The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgment in a petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylvia, against the declaration of Douye Diri as the governor of the state in the November 2023 election.
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Various fibre cuts may have cost affected telecoms operators, especially MTN and Airtel, about N27 billion ($23 million) in repairs last year. To reduce the cost of the operations of the firms, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Works
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It is now five years and still counting. No council election has been held in Imo State and it is still uncertain when Governor Hope Uzodimma will conduct elections into the local councils in the state.