The European Union (EU) yesterday launched the second phase of its education programme – ‘Expand, Integrate and Strengthen Systems (EISS)’, to build the capacity of teachers in Nigeria. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi, who spoke at the launch in Abuja, explained that the second phase, which focuses on teachers, complements the first phase, Education and …

Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU’s climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves. Every month since June 2023 has eclipsed its own temperature record in a 13-month streak of unprecedented global heat, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said. “This is more than a …

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 …