Tag: EU
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EU warns Musk to avoid violating new rules that attract ban in the 27-nation bloc
The CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, has been warned by a top European Union official to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content, to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc. Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner…
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European Union should let Africa be – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
This week is crucial for the socio-economic and political development of Africa and her advancement of her strategic interests in the comity of nations. The African parliamentarians, Ambassadors, diplomats and Ministers of government (inclusive of Nigerian parliamentarians, Ambassadors, diplomats and Ministers) are meeting this week with their European counterparts in Maputo, Mozambique, to, inter alia,…
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NOA partners EU Initiative to improve Gender Violence advocacy
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in partnership with the European (EU)-United Nations (UN) Spotlight Initiative, said it was committed to ending violence against women, girls and children in Ebonyi. Dr Desmond Onwo, NOA’s Director in the state, said this at the closing of a two-week Advocacy Dialogue with the traditional, religious leaders, youths and community…
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Oil theft: EU, NNPC officials, JTF visit illegal refining sites
The European Union, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Delta Safe, on Friday visited an illegal refining site in Rivers, to inspect the impacts on the environment. The refinery, already destroyed by the JTF is located in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state. The visit…
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EU to replace gas from Russia with Nigeria
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS said on Friday that, it would replace the gas from Russia with Nigeria Gas due to the invasion in Ukraine. The Deputy Director-General Department for (Energy), European Commission in Brussels, Mr Matthew Baldwin, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Baldwin will be…
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FG, EU present report on maize value chain in Nigeria
The Federal Government and the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, on Friday presented a report on the value chain analysis study on maize. This is contained in statement by the bloc and made available to newsmen in Abuja. The collaboration was done between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the…
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Don’t go to Northern Cyprus – NiDCOM advises Nigerians
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has advised Nigerians seeking greener pastures against travelling to Northern Cyprus. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, NiDCOM gave the advice in a statement released by Mr Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM.
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EU leaders to set Ukraine, Moldova on path to membership
EU leaders are set to designate Ukraine and Moldova as official candidates for membership of the European Union (EU) at a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. The highly symbolic move amid the Russian invasion came after months of lobbying from war-torn Ukraine and close neighbour, Moldova, to start the long process of…
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UK citizens lose right to participate in EU municipal elections
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that British expatriates lost their right to participate in municipal elections in EU countries after the UK left the European Union in 2020. The EU’s top court said in a statement on Thursday that British nationals no longer enjoyed the status of citizen of the Union, more…
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Elon is of same mind with EU over new digital rules – Twitter
United States billionaire Elon Musk has assured European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton that he will comply with new EU content moderation rules ahead of his impending takeover of Twitter. “I agree with everything you said, really. I think we’re very much at the same mind,’’ Musk said in a video with Breton published on…