Tag: EU
New Record: 10,046 migrants enter Hungary on Wednesday
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders agreed at an emergency refugee summit Thursday to boost aid for Syria’s neighbours, including one…
Hold the EU, NATO responsible for migrant crisis, says Zuma
The South African President Jacob Zuma says the EU and NATO should be held responsible for the migrant crisis because…
EU supports FG on budgeting, strategic planning
The European Union (EU), has organised a training workshop on strategic planning, budgeting and medium term expenditure framework (MTEF), and…
Germany expects 800,000 refugees in 2015
Germany Interior Minister, Thomas de’Maiziere, said the number of asylum-seekers and refugees to Germany would quadruple to a record 800,000…
Senate tasks NAFDAC, others over EU food ban
The Senate on Thursday, called on the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to tighten its…
EU donates 16.5m euros to combat polio in Kebbi
Dr Abubakar Koko, Director, Kebbi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KPHCDA) said the state government has received 16.5 million…
Nigeria, others get 1.15bn euro from EU
The European Union on Tuesday approved 1.15 billion euros in aid for West Africa through to 2020, nearly doubling its…
There are more Nigerian professionals in Europe than in Nigeria – EU
The European Union (EU) says there are more Nigerian professionals in Europe than there are in Nigeria, warning that the…
EU to unveil latest plan to absorb migrants fairly
Brussels (AFP) – The European Commission is due Wednesday to unveil its latest version of a controversial plan to force…
UN, EU urge dialogue in Burundi after killing of prominent politician
The United Nations and the European Union, have cautioned Burundi’s government and its opponents not to allow violence derail the…
Ensure Nigerians enjoy democracy, EU tells Buhari
The European Union (EU) on Saturday urged the president-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed the democracy…
FG, EU Sign N325m grant for psychosocial support for Borno children, adolescents
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government and the European Union (EU), over the weekend signed a financing agreement for the grant…
EU to probe Android, charges Google with market abuse
The EU on Wednesday formally charged Google with abusing its dominant position as Europe’s top search engine, laying the US…
Buhari thanks EU, US for role in Nigeria’s elections
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has commended Italy and other members of the European Union (EU) for standing by Nigeria in…
Poll Shift: Don’t politicise security, EU urges FG
The European Union has urged the Federal Government against politicising the security situation in the country ahead of the forthcoming…
EU election observation team due in Nigeria
The election observers team of the European Union (EU) are due in Nigeria later this week, to assess the general…
DR Congo rape doctor Mukwege wins EU Sakharov prize
Doctor Denis Mukwege won the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on Tuesday for his work in helping thousands…
EU to review response to Ebola
European foreign ministers meet on Monday under pressure to scale up their response to the Ebola epidemic after warnings it…
EU ministers to hold anti-Ebola talks
The European Union has called a meeting of health ministers on Thursday to discuss the possible screening of travellers from…
EU demands explanation from Spain on Ebola case
The European Union said Tuesday it has asked Spain to explain how a nurse treating Ebola patients in Madrid contracted…
EU, UN Unite Against Drug Trafficking In Nigeria
Simon Ateba The European Union, EU, and the United Nations, UN, will continue to support the fight against drug trafficking…
Guns silent as Ukraine truce holds
The guns remained silent over eastern Ukraine on Saturday as a truce between Ukraine and pro-Kremlin insurgents appeared to be…
Former Ukraine president sues EU over sanctions
Former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych, ousted by pro-Western protests, has filed a suit with EU’s top court against sanctions Brussels…
EU, World Bank donates N48bn for youth employment in 4 states
The European Union and World Bank contributed 300 million dollars (N48 billion) grant for the implementation of “State Employment and…
Swiss vote to curb EU immigration
Swiss voters have narrowly backed curbs on immigration from the European Union in a nail-bitingly close referendum on Sunday, a…
Canada Condemns Terrorist Attack In Yobe
Canada has strongly condemned Sunday’s attack at the College of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe, where more than 40 students were killed.…
EU thanks Nigeria, Cameroon over freed French family
The EU thanked the governments of Cameroon and Nigeria on Friday after a French family of seven abducted by Islamic…
Nigeria, EU, US form alliance against web child sex
Nigeria has teamed up with the 27-nation European Union, the United States and a score of other countries to launch…
US, EU crackdown on counterfeit websites
US and European authorities said Monday they seized 132 websites in a transatlantic law enforcement crackdown on online sellers of…
Spain seeks 100 billion Euro for sick banks
Spain has formally requested a European lifeline of up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) to save its stricken banks…