Erika Renner was not surprised when Hungarian police at first put down the horrific death of a Japanese woman whose charred body was found in a Budapest apartment to an accidental fire. A victim of domestic violence herself, Renner had to fight for her ex-partner to be prosecuted. He was eventually jailed for 11 years…

France warned Wednesday against dietary supplements promising weight loss that use the tropical plant Garcinia cambogia after a range of rare but serious side effects including one death were reported. Garcinia cambogia -- which is also called Garcinia gummi-gutta or Malabar tamarind -- grows in India and Southeast Asia and has a fruit that looks…

The European Union (EU) said it is investing over €280 million in investment opportunities to job opportunities and fight poverty in Nigeria. The intervention came at a critical moment when the new government of the United States of America announced plans to withdraw all grants and cut funding on humanitarian services to Africa. EU Ambassador…

The European Union (EU) is exploring the potential for establishing a hydropower generation site at Asso Falls in Plateau State. According to the Head of Green and Digital Economy at the EU Delegation in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Inga Stefanowicz, the hydropower project, which is expected to generate 2MW of electricity, is part of the EU’s…

The European Union is providing support to accelerate Nigeria's shift towards more environmentally friendly, affordable, and sustainable energy options, with a focus on promoting clean cooking alternatives in rural areas. Prioritising clean cooking solutions, according to the EU, will help to reduce reliance on fuel, deforestation, improve public health outcomes, and create new economic opportunities,…

The European Union will retaliate by replicating any tariffs imposed on it by the United States, the French foreign minister said on Monday, warning Washington against a trade war. "There is no hesitation when it comes to defending our interests," Jean-Noel Barrot said in an interview with TF1 after US President Donald Trump announced on…

The European Union (EU), yesterday, launched Eurocham Nigeria Institutional Development Support to strengthen Eurocham’s secretariat, expand advocacy, enhance external engagement for its members and support Nigerian businesses.

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening its economic partnership with Nigeria, with the newly appointed Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot, revealing that the EU is Nigeria's largest trading and investment partner.

The EU is looking to ban Russian aluminium as part of a new round of sanctions on Moscow to coincide with the third anniversary of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, diplomats said Wednesday. The 27-nation bloc has already hit Russia with 15 packages of unprecedented sanctions since it launched the all-out assault on February 24,…

Effective today, the trio of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, cease to be members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), but with an enormous toll on an already tough regional cooperation in the area of trade and security.

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The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Gautier Mignot, has pledged the bloc's commitment to neutrality in its engagement with Nigeria’s electoral process, stating that the EU is not in the country to interfere in political affairs. Mignot made this remark on Tuesday during a visit to the headquarters of the Independent National…