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14 Dec
European Union (EU) delegation, yesterday, visited Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, to strengthen its inter-faith project and support the social cohesion to end herder/farmers crisis.
13 Dec
The European Parliament and EU member states agreed on Wednesday to establish a central body to clamp down on money laundering as well as attempts to circumvent sanctions. The new institution, known as the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), will also crack down on the financing of terrorism. It will be a hub working in coordination…
25 Nov
The Federal Government has called for full implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act in all states of the federation to curb cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
17 Nov
Tech giants Meta and TikTok are contesting the scope of an EU law that from March will set new rules on competition in the digital marketplace.
10 Nov
The EU added Meta and Snap-on Friday to a growing list of tech companies, and it is probing to see how they are complying with a new law meant to stop illegal content online.
9 Nov
ECOWAS, EU, Germany collaborate to address security threats in West Africa The Economic of West African States(ECOWAS) Commission, in partnership with the European Union(EU) and Germany on the ‘ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture and Operations (EPSAO)’ project in a quest to prevent and manage conflicts and security threats in West Africa. The ECOWAS Commission, in…
10 Oct 2023
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, condemned the report of the European Union (EU) on the 2023 Nigerian general elections. He said the report did not give a true position of the polls but created a wrong impression in the minds of the electorate, especially in Rivers State. Wike made his dissatisfaction known…
14 Sep 2023
Tunisia has barred entry to a delegation from the European Parliament, after EU lawmakers criticised a deal Brussels struck with Tunis to stem migration, officials said on Thursday.
13 Sep 2023
Brussels will investigate Chinese state subsidies for electric cars, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, vowing to defend Europe's industry against "artificially low prices". "Global markets are now flooded with cheaper Chinese electric cars. And their price is kept artificially low by huge state subsidies," von der Leyen said, during a speech at…
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.
5 Sep 2023
The European Union's top diplomat confirmed on Tuesday that Johan Floderus, a Swedish diplomat working for the EU, has been held captive in Iran for more than 500 days. Arriving at a meeting on development in the Spanish city of Cadiz, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters that Brussels was pushing "relentlessly" for…
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