•Blue capsules on conveyor at modern pharmaceutical factory The federal government has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the European Union (EU) and France under the Global Gateway’s Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Health Technologies (MAV+) Initiative. The agreement is meant to advance Nigeria’s pharmaceutical ...
•Snapchat, Apple and YouTube The European Union today demanded digital giants, including Snapchat and YouTube, to explain how they are protecting children from online harm, as all but two member states signalled openness to restricting social media access for minors. The European Union has stringent rules regulating the digital space, includin...
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has applauded Nigeria’s strides in implementing electoral reforms following the 2023 general elections but issued a strong appeal for deeper constitutional and legislative changes. The Mission warned that the success and credibility of the 2027 elections, and Nigeria’s democratic reputat...
•Overthrown Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and the coup leaders The European Union and French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday urged Niger’s ruling junta to release ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, two years to the day the army detained him. Bazoum has been held, along with his wife Hadiza, in a wing of the presidential palace and according...
•EU logo The European Union today banned Chinese firms from government medical device purchases worth more than five million euros ($5.8 million) in retaliation for limits Beijing places on access to its own market. The latest salvo in trade tensions between the 27-nation bloc and China covers a wide range of healthcare supplies, from surgical...
•International Criminal Court, Hague The European Union (EU) “deeply regrets” the US sanctions imposed on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the European Commission said today, voicing full support for the Hague-based court. “The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice,” Com...
•Trump US President Donald Trump today threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on imports from the European Union, accusing the 27-member trading bloc of stalling trade talks. Lamenting that negotiations with the EU “are going nowhere,” Trump said on Truth Social he is recommending “a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on [&h...
The EU today sharply cut its eurozone economic growth forecast for 2025 because of global trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The European Commission said the 20-country single currency area’s economy should grow 0.9 per cent in 2025 — down from a previous forecast of 1.3 per cent — due to […]
The European Union today said Russia and China were using “massive digital arsenals” to interfere in Western democracies, while their messaging around the war in Ukraine had become increasingly aligned. “Foreign information manipulation and interference is a major security threat to the EU,” foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a report. “...
•Ukrainian rescuers stand among burnt-out cars following a missile attack by Russia today The European Union Monday widened sanctions against Iran over its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, including targeting vessels and ports used to transfer drones and missiles, as Britain also expanded its measures. In a move decried by Tehran, the 27-n...
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