The National Association of Yam Farmers, Processors, and Marketers on Thursday urged the Federal Government to sign trade agreements with European Union (EU) to secure duty-free yam export to Europe. The association in conjunction with the Technical Committee on Nigeria…
EU to fund open-source bug bounty program (ITProPortal)
Starting next year, cybersecurity-savvy individuals can get their hands dirty with a total of 14 projects. Here’s a cool way for white hat hackers to earn themselves some nice greens. The European Union is funding a bounty hunter program for…
Osinbajo in Vienna for Africa, Europe heads of govt meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is in Vienna, Austria for the Africa-Europe High Level Forum with other African and European Heads of States or Government holding on Monday, December 17, and Tuesday, December 18. At the High-Level Forum, hosted by the…
EU envoy wants end to gender-based violence in Nigeria (Guardian)
11 December 2018 The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ketil Karlson, has advocated an end to gender-based violence in Nigeria. He urged relevant stakeholders and authorities to engage in aggressive…
European Union leaders approve Brexit plan (NPR)
Discussions of a Brexit deal came to an end as European leaders signed off to split from Britain early Sunday. The agreement will head to British Parliament for an approval vote in December, which could determine whether or not the…
Britain’s Brexit minister quits over May’s deal (VOA)
Britain’s Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has resigned, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU.” The resignation is a big blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, who is scheduled to address lawmakers…
Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at the Sèmè-Kraké Joint Border Post handing-over ceremony
It is my pleasure and honour to address you today on this occasion of the official Handing-Over Ceremony of the Sèmè-Kraké Joint Border Post between The Federal Republic of Nigeria and The Republic of Benin. Let me first begin by…
Jim Ovia: Putting the shine on Africa’s rise -Magnus Onyibe
When Emmanuel Macron , President of France, Theresa May, prime minister of the United Kingdom,UK and Angela Merkel, president of Germany recently embarked on state visits to major African countries back-to-back, it was a clear testament to the fact that…
Trump calls the European Union a ‘foe’ of the United States (CNN)
President Donald Trump named the European Union, Russia and China as foes to the United States during an interview at his golf club in Scotland. “I think we have a lot of foes,” Trump told CBS News in an interview…
