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3 hours ago
Given how crucial regional cooperation is to Africa where intra-regional trade is a paltry 14 per cent, there was a surprisingly muted response to the recent death, at 98, of one of last century’s greatest architects of regional integration: Jacques Delors, the former President of the European Commission (1985-1994).
13 Mar
The European Union has raised concern about the implementation of the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) recently announced by the Federal Government.
2 Mar
Deputy Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation, Zissimos Vergos, has called for an end to the cycle of violence and criminality in the Niger Delta caused by years of marginalisation and distrust.
26 Feb
Members of the Council of European Union’s Africa Working Party (COAFR) have arrived in Abuja to begin a four-day working visit to the country.
12 Feb
Acting Comptroller-General (CG) of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Godwin Audu, has assured that efforts were being made to adhere to the European Union (EU) requirements for exportation of products to avert rejection of agricultural produce from Nigeria at the international market.
12 Feb
Poised to mitigate violence in the Niger Delta region, the European Union (EU), yesterday, rolled out plans to invest in 24 communities of 12 local councils in Delta State.
29 Dec
Following recent threat by European Union (EU) to 35 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, who have refused to sign the EU-ACP partnership agreement, coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the ACP countries to resist entreaties in defence of their values, customs and ways of life.
22 Nov
European Union (EU), yesterday, confirmed spending €88 million to support Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts since 2005, even as it announced another €30 million to improve rule of law, tackle graft and reduce gender-based violence in the country for the next five years. 
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
.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
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…

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