Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the European Union (EU) needs to change if the bloc wants to be able to face its challenges. Orban, whose country currently holds the rotating EU Council presidency, made the remarks at a…
European parliament approves ‘‘right to repair’’ law
The European Parliament approved a new law establishing consumers’ right to repair certain products including smartphones, tablets, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, fridges, and monitors. The law, which still needs final approval from European Union member states, would require manufacturers to…
European lawmakers divided before vote on nature conservation law
The European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg is to vote on Wednesday on the so-called Nature Restoration Law. The law, which would enable previously forested areas to be restored and peatlands to be rewetted, is supposed to make…
EU corruption charges ‘very very worrisome’, says foreign policy chief
Arrests over alleged corruption at the European Parliament are “very, very worrisome”, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. And Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said the charges against four people were “very damaging”. Among the arrested…
EU approves adoption of world’s first single charger rule
The European Parliament has approved a new rule that will introduce a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras by 2024 in the European Union in a world-first measure that is expected to affect iPhone maker Apple more…
*Policeman arrested as girlfriend dies in Lagos hotel (Punch)*I am the chosen one, Eletu of Iruland says (Guardian)
Policeman arrested as girlfriend dies in Lagos hotel (Punch) A police sergeant, Anthony Kachukwu, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion…
*EFCC arrests 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos (DailyTrust) *Lagos Govt partners China on prevention of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Vanguard)
EFCC arrests 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos (DailyTrust) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. The suspects were arrested in Westwood Estate, Ajah, during a sting…