Tag: EU
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Huawei: Mobile network operator’s body considers crisis meeting
GSMA, the mobile communications industry body, has proposed a crisis meeting to discuss a plan to ban Huawei 5G equipment in the European Union (EU). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is coming amid mounting industry concerns that such a move could set operators back by years. The European Commission is weighing a de-facto ban on Huawei’s…
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EU seeks more efforts against fake news from Facebook, Google, others
The European Commission on Tuesday called on social media giants including Facebook and Google to take stronger action against disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections in May. In September, Facebook, Google, Mozilla and Twitter signed up to a voluntary EU code of conduct to tackle fake news online. At the time, the commission warned that it…
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40 EU observers arrive Nigeria ahead of 2019 polls
Less than 19 days to the commencement of the general elections, 40 European Union (EU) Observers have arrived the country for the elections. Mr David Dahmen, the leader of the EU Observers incharge of Oyo and Osun states, disclosed this to Newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan, when he visited the Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) in Oyo…
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Onnoghen: Atiku writes U.S., UK, EU, says Buhari threatening Nigeria’s democracy
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has written three foreign governments accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of serially violating the Nigerian constitution. Atiku, a former Vice President of Nigeria, is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. He wrote his letter to the ambassadors of France, Germany,…
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Expert calls for sensitisation on data privacy
There is an urgent need to sensitise Nigerians on data privacy and security, says John Odumesi, a cyber security expert. Speaking during the 2019 Data Privacy Day, Odumesi said that people needed to know how the issue of data privacy affected them. January 28 is Data Privacy Day which was set aside to raise awareness…
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Facebook tightens paid ads rules ahead of EU elections
Facebook on Monday said it will beef up its rules and safeguards around political adverts to prevent foreign interference in elections, including those in Europe this year. The world’s largest social network has been under pressure from regulators and the public after 2018’s revelation that British consultancy Cambridge Analytica had improperly acquired data on millions…
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Onnoghen: FG warns US, UK, EU over interference
Federal Government has condemned foreign interference in the nation’s affairs which is capable of creating apprehension, distrust among citizens. It further said such actions have the tendencies of undermining the transparency and acceptability of outcomes of the nation’s electoral process. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave…
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EU celebrates Euro’s 20th birthday: Heads up for ECOWAS single currency
Exactly 20 years ago, on 1 January 1999, 11 European Union (EU) countries launched a common currency, the euro, and introduced a shared monetary policy under the European Central Bank. TheNewsGuru reports the euro, Europe’s common currency, turns 20 on 1 January 2019. The historic moment was a milestone on a journey driven by the…
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Brexit sends Britons seeking Irish passports up 22% in 2018
The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 per cent in 2018, Ireland’s foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the EU. Almost 100,000 eligible Britons sought to hang onto their EU citizenship via a passport from their nearest neighbour…
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Trump may visit U.K. May 2019 after country’s departure in March
U.S. President Donald Trump may visit Britain in May 2019 after the country’s departure in March from the European Union, the U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Woody Johnson, said on Monday. Asked whether a state visit, promised by Prime Minister Theresa May last year, could be rescheduled to coincide with a commemoration of the end of…