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EU Intensifies Pressure On Nigeria To Supply Gas To Europe

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva
Sylva proposes multi-pronged approach to tackle crude oil theft Port Harcourt to begin refining of 60,000bpd in 2023 The European Union (EU) has intensified pressure on Nigeria to supply gasRead More

EU, INEC Organise Musical Concert To Sensitise Voters

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
The European Union (EU) has partnered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other key stakeholders to organise musical concerts tagged Youth Vote Count 2.0 to create voting awareness. TheRead More

Russia-Ukraine War: Europe Mounts Pressure On Nigeria For More Gas Supply

European Union
Takes advocacy to NNPC after visit to Sylva The European Union (EU) yesterday continued to mount pressure on Nigeria to ramp up its gas supply to Europe, with a visitRead More

Russia Describes US, EU As ‘Economic Bandits’

Russian President, Vladimir Putin
Russia on Saturday described the United States and European Union as “economic bandits” following the economic sanctions against the country amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kremlin Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov,Read More

EU Okays €820m Digital Economy Package For Nigeria

European Union
The Executive Vice President of European Union (EU) Commission, Margrethe Vestager, has disclosed that the EU has approved a three-year digital economy package worth €820 million for Nigeria. This, sheRead More

EU Announces N21bn Fund For Graduate Employment Scheme In Nigeria

European Union
The European Union (EU) yesterday announced funding of €44 million (N21billion) for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) aimed at employing graduates who recently concluded the mandatory one-year National YouthRead More

Nigeria Not Dumping Ground For EU-Banned Chemicals, Says NAFDAC

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports that 40 per cent of the registered brands (not actives) of pesticide products used in theRead More

EU To Remove Ghana From Money Laundering Countries

President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Considers Ghana as a Manufacturing Hub for Covid-19 Vaccines European Union has announced plans to remove Ghana from the list of countries that are deficient anti-money laundering and terrorism financing.Read More

Nigerian Military: 1,000 Terrorists Prosecuted, 500 Jailed

boko haram
Indicates more to go on trial June The military yesterday put the number of Boko Haram terrorists who have been prosecuted at 1,000 while 500 have been jailed. In addition,Read More

Amid Nigerian Army’s Operation Crocodile Smile, Lekki Shootings Attract Global Rage

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai; activist, Aisha Yesufu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State
The take-off of the army’s Operation Crocodile Smile amid the #EndSARS protests and the shooting of unarmed protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos, have attracted public outcry. Barely fiveRead More