Tag: European Union
Italy slides back into recession, falls behind EU neighbours
The Italian economy shrank by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter, dragging the eurozone’s third-biggest economy back into recession…
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…