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Basket Mouth reacts to removal as advocate against SGBV

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2019 0

Popular Nigerian comedian, Bright Okocha, AKA Basket mouth has reacted to his removal as an ambassador for the European Union in Nigeria’s campaign against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence(SGBV). Daily Times reports that Basket Mouth received negative responses on social media after he was

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EU tasks AU on solidarity, unity for AfCFTA to succeed

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

The European Union has called for solidarity and unity among African Union  (AU) member countries to achieve success and sustainability of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). EU Head of Delegation to the AU, Ranieri Sabatucci, made the call on Friday at the closing session of the 2019 World Export Development Forum and Africa […]

Foreign

China reshapes global meat markets due to swine fever

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2019 0

 China is scouring the world for meat to replace the millions of pigs killed by African Swine Fever (ASF), boosting prices, business and profits for European and South American meatpackers as it re-shapes global markets for pork, beef and chicken. READ ALSO: China sentences 9 people in fentanyl-smuggling case The European Union, the world’s second […]

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EU states disagree on length of Brexit delay as clock ticks down

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

EU member states have put off a decision on Britain’s request to delay its departure from the European Union, the bloc’s executive says, amid disagreement on how long to extend the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline. “The EU-27 have agreed to the principle of an extension and work will now continue in the coming days,’’ European Commission spokeswoman, […]

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Just in: Parliament back Brexit deal delay

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2019 0

The members of parliament has supported the delay of the Brexit deal but Boris Johnson has vowed to introduce legislation needed to implement his “excellent” agreement in Parliament next week. But he will have to ask the European Union for an extension beyond 31 October after MPs backed a motion designed to rule out a […]

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Global stocks, pound rise on cautious Brexit deal hopes

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Asian stocks and the pound gained on Tuesday as investors held out hope that Britain still had a chance of avoiding a messy exit from the European Union (Brexit) at key negotiations this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1 per cent. Australian shares were up 0.17 per cent, while […]

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EU will decide at end of the week over Brexit deal-Macron

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

The French president, Emmanuel Macron has stated that the European Union will decide at the end of the week whether a Brexit deal is going to be possible. Macron stated this to Boris Johnson, saying that talks should now proceed swiftly to see if an agreement can “respect” EU principles. However, Mr Johnson said the […]

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Former French president,Chirac dies at 86

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2019 0

Former French president, Jacques Chirac, has on Thursday, died at age 86. AFP reports that “President Jacques Chirac died this morning, surrounded by his family, peacefully,” according to his his son-in-law. Chirac, who championed Europe, and whose later years were blighted by corruption scandals, was born on 29 November 1932. Jean-Claude Juncker, the president

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CCB seeks inter-agency collaboration to combat corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2019 0

Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Prof. Isa Mohammed has said that inter-agency collaboration is an essential ingredient in effectively combating corruption and terrorist financing in the country. Mohammed, represented by Murtala Kankia, made the call in Abuja at a roundtable among top management staff of the bureau. He noted that such collaboration […]

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EU claims it spends €50m to fight illicit drug trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2019 0

The European Union claims it has contributed 50 million Euros to the fight against drug use and illicit drug trafficking in West Africa. The Head of Cooperation of the European Union Delegation to ECOWAS, Kurt Cornelis stated this in an interview with journalists at the launch of the 2014-2017 West African report on drugs in […]

Business

Google slammed $1.7bn fine for blocking ad rivals

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2019

Ladesope Ladelokun with agency report Search and advertising giant, Google, has been slammed with a $1.7 billion fine by European Union regulators for blocking online search advertisers. The regulators accused Google of gross abuse of its market dominance by restricting third-party rivals from displaying search ads from 2006 to 2016. The latest fine is the […]

World

Brexit deal hits British economy

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2018 0

Britain will be economically worse off in any scenario outside the European Union, with a no-deal Brexit rendering GDP 9.3 per cent smaller than it would otherwise be in 15 years’ time, the government said Wednesday. The government’s plans for post-Brexit ties with the European Union would still cost the economy around 3.9 per cent […]

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Theresa May wants lawmakers to back brexit deal

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2018 0

Prime Minister Theresa May has called on lawmakers on Sunday to back a deal to leave the European Union. She said that it was not only the best agreement she could achieve but also that it was the only one on the table. May told a news conference after a summit in Brussels that she […]

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Peter Obi meets EU, WEF delegations on 2019 election, economic cooperation

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2018 0

Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi on Wednesday in Abuja met with delegations from European Union (EU) and World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss the need to conduct free and fair elections in 2019 and how to grow the nation’s economy through collaboration. Obi who represented the Presidential candidate […]

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2019 Elections: EU/IPC equips journalists with election process

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2018 0

The need for ethical revolution in the journalism profession has been stressed by media experts. A media professional and member, Editorial Board of the Guardian Newspapers Mr. Martins Oloja made this call during a two-day capacity building workshop organised for political correspondents by the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria through the

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40 UK lawmakers willing to vote down Brexit deal

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2018 0

At least 40 lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party are willing to vote down her possible Brexit deal if it leaves European Union (EU), a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday. A lawmaker, Steve Baker told BBC radio that there are possibilities for the 40 lawmakers to vote down the Brexit if it leaves […]

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Osun communities commend EU, UNICEF for provision of potable water

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2018 0

Some residents of Oke-Ila and Ora, Ifedayo Local Government Area, Osun, have commended the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) for providing potable water in the communities. The residents, who spoke with newsmen, said the hardship they experienced in getting drinkable water had vanished since the solar boreholes were provided. They […]

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Boko Haram: Group writes European Union over conduct of French countries around Lake Chad

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2018 0

A civil society group, African Community Impact and Development Network, Afri-CID, has urged the European Union, EU, to investigate the activities of France and some Francophone African nations in relation to the Boko Haram menace operating around the Lake Chad Basin. The group wondered that despite several measures to terminate the dreaded insurgents, they are […]

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EU set to impose extra tariffs on U.S. imports from July

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

European Union says it will start applying additional import duties on selected United States imports from July 1. The order is in response to U.S. tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminium, the European Commission said on Wednesday. EU members have given broad support to a European Commission plan to set duties on 2.8 billion […]

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EU wants more political inclusion for Albinos in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2018 0

European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Ketil Karlsen, has said that there is a need for more political inclusion and participation of people living with albinism in the electoral processes in the country. Speaking at a media parley in Abuja, on the challenges of Albinism and the EU intervention in Nigeria, Karlsen, noted that a lot […]