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Finnish court jails Simon Ekpa for six years on terrorism charges

Promise Eze 1 September 2025 0

The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish separatist agitator, to six years in prison on terrorism and tax fraud charges, Finnish media Yle News reports. According to the court, between 2021 and 2024, Ekpa used his social media platforms to incite

Business

World Trade: Finland gives €1.2m to improve developing economies’ participation

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Finland has disclosed that it will contribute EUR 1.2 million (CHF 1.14 million) to four WTO trust funds aimed at assisting developing economies and least-developed country (LDC) members improve their understanding and application of global trade rules. Finland’s contribution was confirmed by WTO Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox at a signing ceremony held with WTO Deputy

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Finland to reopen more sections of society; keeps state of emergency

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

The Finnish government said on Monday it will ease restrictions on the number of people allowed to gather from 10 to 50 people from June 1, and allow libraries and museums to reopen. The measures were ordered in March to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Prime Minister Sanna Marin told a televised press conference […]

Business Economy

Osinbajo sets for Nordic-African Business summit in Oslo

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2019 0

*To hold bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Norway In pursuit of the Buhari administration’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) especially regarding the active mobilization of foreign investment, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be honouring a personal invitation of the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, to attend the Nordic-African Business Summit

Entertainment

Government committed to making the country more investment-friendly-Prof. Yemi Osibanjo

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2019

Isaac Oguntoye The Vice-President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osibajo reiterated that the one of the major focus of the present administration is to make the country more investment-friendly to potential investors across the globe. Osinbajo stated this at a two-day event in Lagos, tagged “Nordic-Nigeria Connect – Innovating for Change.” Nigeria is gradually emerging as […]

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Diplomatic vehicle in autocrash in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

A diplomatic vehicle belonging to the Embassy of Finland has been involved in a multiple car crash on the Abuja airport road. More to follow

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Finland @ 100: Young computer coders tour continent Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2017 0

As part of the line up activities to mark the centenary celebration of the republic of Finland, a leading education and technology organizations from Finland and Nigeria will come together this month to run creative coding workshops for local students in Abuja. The collaboration is part of the CodeBus Africa project, a 100-day tour connecting […]

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Free Education Not Free in Finland, It Is Funded by Tax – Ambassador

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

There is a new government in power in Nigeria, what areas of national life would you suggest for the government to focus on in terms of education, health. And where can Nigeria learn from the Finnish example?   The challenges that governments in different parts of the world today face are often very much the […]