Netherlands
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President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, April 23, depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit, according to presidential spokesperson Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ngelale said the president will engage in high-level discussions with Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, as well as hold separate…
17 Apr
The Dutch Crown Princess Amalia fled to Spain to escape threats to her safety, local media reported, as she prepared to make her official debut at a state occasion later Wednesday. The 20-year-old lived and studied in Madrid for more than a year, reported public broadcaster NOS, citing royal sources. In October 2022, Amalia was…
13 Nov
Indian-owned steelmaking giant Tata Steel announced Monday it was scrapping 800 jobs at its under-pressure plant in the Netherlands to "improve market conditions and bring down costs."
8 Nov
The Netherlands has launched a solar marketplace to connect businesses with opportunities and facilitate partnerships between public and private stakeholders to provide renewable solar energy in Nigeria. The solar marketplace launch in Lagos had in attendance leaders and investors in the energy sector from the public and private sectors. Consul general, the Kingdom of Netherlands…
22 Oct 2023
The Government of Netherlands, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, and Food and Agriculture Organization FAO) have jointly unveiled the Youth in Agribusiness Scheme (YAS) The three-year initiative program according to the Dutch Ambassador to Nigeria, Wouter Plomp, was designed to nurture and support 8000 youths in Agriculture and pave the way for more 2000 youths,…
1 Oct 2023
The Netherlands halted extraction from Europe's biggest gas field on Sunday, which was resulting in earthquakes that have shaken local residents for decades and threaten to persist.
11 Sep 2023
A Dutch court on Monday sentenced former Pakistan international cricketer Khalid Latif to 12 years in prison for urging the murder of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders.
26 Jul 2023
Authorities were battling Wednesday a deadly blaze raging aboard a car carrier ship off the Netherlands, sparking fears of ecological damage to a fragile nearby island chain.
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