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EU to commit E26.5m grant for 2019 elections

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2018 0

The European Union (EU) has re-affirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria’s electoral process with a 26.5m Euros grant.The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Ketil KarLsen, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of the EU Support Programme to Democratic Governance in

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Revealed: Adamawa lawmaker faults EU plans to divert Dam project in the state

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2018 0

Chairman committee budget and appropriation of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Honourable Abdulrahaman Isa revealed that the European Union (EU) is having plans to change the project specification of constructing Gella Dam in the Northern part of the state to constructing boreholes in Gude village. Isa who is the member representing Mubi South said […]

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Abidgan EU-AU Summit: Buhari to rub mind with African leaders, EU counterparts

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is attending the fifth European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, where he is expected to meet with a number of African Heads of State and their European Union counterparts on the margins of the summit taking place November 28 and 29. The Special Adviser to the President on Media […]

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EU budgets N10bn to fight corruption in Nigeria – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

In a bid to fight corruption to a stand still in Nigeria, European Union (EU) on Tuesday said it has budgeted €23.3m (N9.9bn) on a four-year programme aimed at tackling the menace. The EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Kurt Cornelis, said this in Abuja during the inauguration of the four-year […]

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EU official warns of war possibility in Catalonia

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2017 0

The European Union has called for negotiation to arrest building tension in Catalonia and Spain, to avert war situation. This was coming as Agency report announced that Andrés Iniesta ,the team captain Barcelona football club of Spain, which has become a focal point of secessionist Catalan sentiment, urged politicians in Madrid and the Catalan capital […]

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Project funding: European Union urges states to emulate Obaseki

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

The timely payment of counterpart funds for European Union (EU) projects and the timely implementation of the projects in Edo State by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration, received commendation on Monday in Benin City. The leader of a delegation of the European Union on Niger-Delta Support Programme (NDSP), Mr. Kurt Cornelis, said his team was […]

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Sen. Orji saves millions of lives with motion to ban anti-malaria drugs

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2017 0

Following the motion by Senator Theodore Orji on sale and consumption in Nigeria of anti-malaria drugs banned by European Union, the Senate has directed its committee on Health to investigate and report back for urgent action. According to a social critic, Don Norman Obinna, Sen. Orji representing Abia Central had in his presentation at the […]

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Don’t sign EU partnership agreement, MAN warns FG

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2017 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that the Federal Government should not sign the ECOWAS – EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), as it would further de-industrialise the country. According to a statement signed by Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director General, MAN; “MAN wishes to reiterate its insistence that Nigeria’s concerns with respect to EPA

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IPOB: British government helping Nigeria suppress Biafra

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the British government of helping Nigeria to suppress the Igbo’s move for self-determination. The group, in a statement on Wednesday by Emma Mezu and Clifford Iroanya, wondered why Britain, which recently conducted a referendum that led to its exit from the European Union is against Biafra’s move to […]

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Boko Haram: Diplomatic Betrayal and Politics

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2017 0

Often, crises emanating from one African country have the spiral effect of affecting neighbouring countries. With the sheer geographical size and population of Nigeria, any crisis which overwhelms the country would have severe negative impact on other countries in the continent. No one is oblivious of the humanitarian problems such as the influx of refugees […]

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Investing in African Energy Sector, Critical to EU – Expert

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Eni Oil and Gas Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Claudio Descalzi, says that Africa has the potential to power the European Union in years to come. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the CEO. Descalzi said global energy companies had a unique role to play in helping to […]

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EU Accuses Google of Search 'Abuse'

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2015 0

The European Union has accused Google over its alleged anti-competitive behaviour, BBC reports. The competition commissioner said she had issued a “statement of objection”, stating that the firm’s promotion of its own shopping links amounted to an abuse of its dominance in search. Margrethe Vestager said Google now had 10 weeks to respond. She added […]

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INEC Performed Impartially – EU

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2015 0

  While Nigerians patiently wait the announcement of the presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission,( INEC) , the European Union has stated that INEC performed Impartially as there was no evidence of systematic manipulation of the electoral process by the stakeholders. The European Union Election Observation Mission in Nigeria made the