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The European Union says it can impose restrictive visa implementation rules on Nigeria, if it fails to play its part in the return and readmission of its nationals staying illegally in the EU. The EU, which comprises Germany, Italy, Spain, France and 23 other countries... Read more via...

The Lagos state government has described the state as one of the safest in Africa, days after an EU report described it as the most dangerous city in the world. In a statement released on Sunday, Gbenga Omotosho, the commissioner of information, described a report by the Economist Intelligence...

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on Sunday said that the European Union was ready for whatever out come the exit of Britain from the union would bring. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is seeking to persuade European Union leaders to reopen Brexit … Read more via Sahara Reporters –...

The Presidency has welcomed the report of the European Union (EU) on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, promising to analyse it fully and act on the recommendations in the best interest of the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media … Read more...

The European Union (EU) and German government are to boost activities in Nigeria’s non-oil sector by empowering medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – http://bit.ly/301nPfg Get More Nigeria Political News

The European Union (EU) and All On – an impact finance outfit, would launch a €30 million worth of electrification financing initiative for off-grid and commercial and industrial captive power projects in Nigeria, organisers of the upcoming fourth Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF 2019) have disclosed...

Tech giant Google has just been slapped with a €1.49 billion ($1.69 billion) fine for breaching the European Union’s (E.U.) antitrust rules. The European Commission found Google guilty of abusing its market dominance because it imposed restrictive clauses in contracts with third-party...

The European Commission has just fined Google nearly $1.7 billion for abusing its dominance of search ads to make life difficult for its competitors. This is the third massive fine in the last two years. In June 2017, the Commission fined Google about $2.7 billion, and in … Read more via...

The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission Nigeria 2019, the International Republican Institute (IRI), the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and other foreign election … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2VSsYDu Get More Nigeria Metro News

Barely two days to the gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections, delegation of European Union(EU) and Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS), Thursday met with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General TY Buratai at … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria –...

The European Union (EU) has provided 45 million euros to support smallholder agri-businesses in rural area in Nigeria and other African countries. The EU disclosed this in a press statement on Monday. It quoted the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, as...

The European Union (EU) has added Nigeria to countries on its “dirty money blacklist”. According to Reuters, the EU said the nations in this category pose a threat because of tax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering..... Read more via TheCable – http://bit.ly/2S0rgxd Get...

European Union (EU) has said it has no preferred candidate or party in the forthcoming presidential election. It made this position known on Tuesday at a press conference organised by the EU-Election Observer Mission to Nigeria … Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2FGM5w1 Get More...

The European Union (EU) has deployed a high-level election observation mission to monitor the General Elections in Nigeria. Mr Federica Mogherini, High Representative of EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; and Vice-President of the EU Commission, made the announcement in a statement on...

The European Union will launch a raft of retaliatory tariffs against US exports on Friday, a top official has said. The move comes after US President Donald Trump... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2I6ItA5 Get more World News

The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Mr Pontesilli who made the disclosure... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2JVIHPR Get More Nigeria Metro News

The European Union on Monday, urged the Federal Government and the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC), to ensure that Nigerians are .... Read more via BusinessDay News – https://ift.tt/2IQqG5E Get More Nigeria Political News

The European Union has approved a new package of aid worth 42.5 million euros (nearly $53m) to help the Palestinians build their future state following the US’s decision to cut support for the UN aid agency in Palestine. “I am glad to announce today that we have just via PressTV Media RSS...