THE Nigerian government has announced a £17.9 million European Union and German government-funded off-grid electricity project to tackle the blackout. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mahmuda Mamman, made this announcement in the 3rd Phase of the Nigerian Energy…
A Nigerian, Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, is among legal experts drafted by the European Union, (EU) to train Lesotho lawyers as part of a program to improve the rule of law in the southern African country. Jaja will handle…
EUROPEAN Union says it will fund two new projects to further combat the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria. Mr Franklin Nguendia, EU Migration Liaison Officer, said this on Monday in Abuja at a policy high level meeting on the…
THE European Union (EU) on Monday expressed concern about the recent escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border area and the Israeli attacks against UN peacekeepers. “Such attacks against UN peacekeepers constitute a grave violation of international law and are totally unacceptable.…
RULES for liquids in hand luggage are being tightened again at airports throughout the European Union beginning on September 1. Passengers would once again be limited to containers of no more than 100 millilitres. Passengers are also required to pack…
THE European Union (EU) has announced a €40 million ($44 million) funding initiative to support countries within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in transitioning to a circular economy. The funding is part of the SWITCH…
HUNGARY on Friday blocked a joint statement by EU member states on the Israeli parliament’s rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state. This is according to a senior EU official. As a result, European Union foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell…
A European Union court on Wednesday ruled that the European Commission had failed to give the public sufficient access to the purchase agreements for COVID-19 vaccines. EU lawmakers and citizens had asked the commission to publish the agreements under the bloc’s…
The Government of Germany has introduced the “Opportunity Card,” a new initiative aimed at attracting skilled workers from non-European Union (EU) countries, including Nigeria. This is just as the portal where applicants were asked to apply showed Nigeria as one…
Ministers for the European Union’s member states on Friday gave their final approval to a much fought-over law requiring companies to protect human rights in their supply chains. The Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence – also known as the…
