Tag: European Union
EU hits Russia with economic sanctions
After months of hesitation, the EU finally agreed Tuesday to impose economic sanctions against Russia, hoping to make it change…
Renewable energy: EU supports Nigeria with N3.4b
The European Union on Thursday said it had given more than N3.4 billion grant to boost renewable energy in Nigeria…
Russia warns Ukraine’s EU deal will have ‘serious consequences’
Russia on Friday warned of “serious consequences” after ex-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova signed key association agreements with the European Union…
Ebola crisis: EU increases emergency funding
The European Commission said it is allocating an additional 500, 000 euros to enhance interventions aimed at curbing the worsening…
Nigeria gets 512mn euros from EU to improve power, security
The European Union (EU) has signed a financial agreement with the Federal Government to receive 512 million euros grant (N112…
EU set to solve Nigeria’s power problem
The European Union (EU) is to intervene in Nigeria’s power sector problems. Towards this end, the union is to sign…
Police Affairs minister blasts FG’s critics
The Minister of Police Affairs, Abdul Adesiyan, has described people accusing the Federal Government of not doing enough to address…
Europeans begin vote for new Parliament
Britain and the Netherlands begin voting Thursday, in the elections to the European parliament that are expected to see a…
Paris Meeting Takes Far-Reaching Decisions on Boko Haram
Representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Presidents of France, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger…
$162 bn cost of corruption in EU nations
Corruption across the EU’s 28 countries costs some 120 billion euros ($162 billion) per year, the European Commission said Monday,…
EU blasts Nigeria over new anti-gay law
The European Union has joined the league of foreign countries and human rights bodies condemning the signing of Same sex…
EU To Join War Against Sea Pirates In West Africa
The European Union said Wednesday that it was preparing to increase security efforts in the Gulf of Guinea, the West…
EU condemns latest killings by Boko Haram gunmen
The European Union on Sunday condemned the “horrific murder by terrorists” of dozens of people, mostly students, in an attack…
EU to shut out Nigeria from its timber market
The European Union will no longer allow timber products from Nigeria into the its markets as from March 2013, according…
EU Detractors Slam Nobel Peace Prize Decision
While some Europeans swelled with pride when the European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize, howls of derision erupted from…
EU wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the European Union, an institution wracked by the euro crisis but…
EC To Monitor Shipping Emissions From Next Year
Global steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry are moving too slowly so the European Union will…
18.2 million Europeans jobless
Jobless numbers shot up to a record 18.2 million in the eurozone in August, official data showed Monday after a…
Bombings: EU Asks Govt To Punish Culprits
European Union has called for the arrest, trial and punishment of those responsible for recent attacks on churches in the…
50,000 ‘Used Student Visa Loophole To Work In Britain’
Up to 50,000 migrants from outside the European Union posed as students to exploit new visa rules to come and…
Europe, China heading for Trade Showdown?
China said Monday it has banned its airlines from complying with an EU scheme to impose charges on carbon emissions…
EU Begins Enforcement of Bulb Ban In September Sept
The European Union, EU, will next month begin the implementation of the ban on 60 watts electricity bulbs in homes…
Fashola Queries The Shuffling Of Police Officers In Meeting With EU Mission
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola( SAN) on Friday received members of the European Union Observation Mission in Nigeria 2011…
EU, ECOWAS Sign Contract For Construction Of Joint Border Posts
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has signed contracts with the European Union (EU) for the construction of…