The European Union through its ‘Study in Europe Fair,’ has provided Nigerian students with direct access to information about studying in Europe, offering opportunities to explore a diverse range of academic programmes and disciplines. The ‘2025 EU Study in Europe Fair’ is a collaborative initiative led by the EU Delegation in Nigeria with active participation from EU Member States, held …

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard told AFP on Thursday that the European Union (EU) ‘would do the same’ if the United States (US) proceeds with the 25% tariffs announced by President Donald Trump. Speaking on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Cape Town, Lombard noted that while tariff increases are not in the general interest, the EU …

The European Union (EU) on Monday eased sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors in a bid to help the country’s reconstruction after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions imposed on Assad’s regime during the civil war. But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before …

The Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States, Ambassador Gautier Mignot, has called on ECOWAS to adopt a new approach in its dealings with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, collectively known as the Alliance of Sahel States. Speaking in Abuja during a media briefing on Monday, Mignot expressed the EU’s regret over …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo State gubernatorial election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, on Tuesday, played host to the European Union Pre-Election Diplomatic Watch delegation to Nigeria and Ecowas in his campaign office in Benin City, Edo State. The meeting which was at the request of the EU according to a letter by the EU Ambassador, Samuela Isopi, …

The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria have hosted a world premiere of the feature film, Deafening Silence which is a result of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative that advocates for gender equality and women empowerment in Nigeria. The Spotlight Initiative aligns strongly with the Nigerian government’s gender priorities as well as EU’s and the …

The European Union (EU) is set to invest €37million in Nigeria’s power sector, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, has said, according to a statement by the power ministry on Friday. Isopi disclosed this during a visit to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. The ministry said the proposed €37 million investment was different from grants of about €200 …

No fewer than 40 journalists in southwest states have been trained by the International Press Centre (IPC) about information disorder and how to deploy tools to fact-check. The journalists were drawn from several media organisations in Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo, and Ogun states to participate in a 2-day training tagged “Credible Elections and Democratic Governance: Capacity Building on Combatting …

In a bid to address violence in the Niger Delta region, the European Union (EU) has rolled out plans to invest in 60 communities in three Niger Delta states. The Country Director of Search for Common Ground, Fatima Abubakar stated this at the official launch of the European Union-funded project titled: ‘A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in …

A total of 1.2 million students, 5,000 teachers,150 education officials and 5,400 community members are to benefit from the new European Union’s funded education and empowerment intervention programme in three states. The states are Kano, Sokoto and Jigawa. The programme is aimed at increasing the number of girls and boys benefiting from safe, inclusive, relevant learning and skills development opportunities …