United States President Joe Biden has brought words of encouragement and offers of investment on his visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the region’s Good Friday peace agreement. After an informal meeting with Rishi Sunak, the US president expressed support for the British prime minister’s compromise deal with the EU on Northern Ireland trade arrangements. “Your …

The European Union (EU) has pledged to support Nigeria in recovering its stolen assets in foreign countries, tackling corruption, curbing illicit financial flows, and enhancing credible elections in the country. At the sixth round of the  Nigeria-EU Human Rights dialogue in Abuja on Friday, the Head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi said that at …

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has said that 100 observers would be deployed for the 2023 polls in Nigeria. At the inauguration of the EU EOM to Nigeria 2023 in Abuja on Monday, the Chief Observer, Barry Andrews said that the EU EOM was deployed by the EU following an invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission …

In an attempt to address the skills gap in the employment sector and leverage Nigeria’s huge population of young people to drive economic prosperity, European businesses operating in the country and the European Union have said that the youth demographic has the potential to transform the country. At a stakeholders conference titled, “Youths, Education, Employment and Skills”, and hosted by …

In the most recent security recommendations released on Thursday, the United Kingdom and Australia urged their people to stay away from visiting Nigeria. Additionally, the European Union (EU) cautioned that the “security situation” was extremely hostile and that it might prevent elections from taking place in some areas of the nation. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Bulgaria …

The European Union has commended the Nigerian Government for providing leadership in the Gulf of Guinea in the war against criminality in the maritime sector, which is being won. Speaking through its Senior Coordinator for the Gulf of Guinea, Ambassador Nicolas Martinez, EU assured that it would not relent in its support for Nigeria in the anti-piracy battle. The commendation …

The international community desires that Nigeria will conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2023. According to the timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on 25th February 2023, while the Governorship and State parliamentary polls take place on 11th March. As anxiety mounts towards the E-days, the European Union stated …