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EU raises alarm over foreign information manipulation targeting Nigeria

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EU raises alarm2

The European Union (EU) has warned that the surge in foreign information manipulation and disinformation poses a growing threat to Nigeria’s democracy, media integrity, and public trust. The warning was issued on Monday in Abuja, during a one-day capacity-building workshop on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) organised for members of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria, (DICAN). Delivering the opening remarks, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot said false or misleading information—whether generated for political influence, commercial benefit, or malicious deception—has become one of the most…

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Democracy in Danger: US, EU probing reports on Nigeria’s governance issues’ – Activist, Ɗan Bello claims

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Activist Dan Bello claims

…Says judges, Wike’s & Co.’s influence triggering global alarm Prominent northern activist and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Ɗan Bello, has claimed that the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the European Union (EU) are currently examining reports on what he described as “Wike’s destruction of democracy in Nigeria”. In a video posted on his X handle on Thursday, Ɗan Bello said his concern was not borne out of partisanship but a duty to defend Nigeria’s democratic institutions. According to him, Nigeria is at a critical…

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Nigeria secures €190m EU funding for agricultural devt.

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FG on agric devt.

Nigeria’s agricultural sector is set for a major financing boost as the European Union has approved a €190 million (about N320.5bn) credit line to expand lending to farmers and agri-businesses through Nigerian commercial banks and development finance institutions. The facility, provided by the European Investment Bank, (EIB) was announced during a bilateral meeting between senior EIB executives and a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning on the sidelines of the Global Gateway Forum held recently in Brussels, Belgium. A statement issued yesterday by the Minister of…

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2027: ‘Nigeria running out of time for credible, acceptance general elections’ – EU 

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EU Mission on Nigeria

The European Union (EU) Electoral Observer Mission says Nigeria may be running against time in the push to conduct credible 2027 general elections. This was as it called for urgent steps to fast track the ongoing electoral and constitutional reforms to make the next general election acceptable to all stakeholders and in tandem with the recommendations of both local and international observers who observed the 2023 general elections. The EU team stated this while addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, stressing that the timely reforms in the constitution…

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H’ Reps. push for single-day voting for 2027; all elections, one ballot

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10th House of Reps

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), may in the future conduct Nigeria’s presidential, governorship, and legislative elections on the same day, as part of far-reaching electoral reforms being considered by the 10th House of Representatives. The 10th House Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, disclosed this during a meeting with a delegation from the European Union in Abuja, noting that the proposed constitutional amendment seeks to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and boost voter turnout. He made this comment as the National Assembly is currently amending the 1999 Constitution, and is expected to vote…

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Cybercrimes Act: US, EU Envoys urge reform

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EU US

 …Warns of threat to free speech Diplomatic envoys from the United States, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, and Canada have called on the Nigerian government to urgently reform the Cybercrimes Act of 2015, warning that its vague provisions are being misused to suppress free speech and threaten democratic accountability. In a joint Democracy Day statement issued yesterday, the diplomats praised Nigeria’s 26 years of uninterrupted democratic rule but expressed deep concern over the increasing application of the Cybercrimes Act to target journalists, activists, and citizens expressing dissent online. The statement was…

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‘Ɗangote Refinery production pushing EU refineries out of business’ – OPEC 

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OPEC on Ɗangote refinery

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, (OPEC), says the Ɗangote Refinery is affecting European markets, noting that importation of petroleum products in Nigerian has dropped reasonably. OPEC, in a report issued on Wednesday, disclosed that in the last quarter of 2024, “imports also declined, particularly oil product imports, improving the outlook for the external sector”. Recall that in September last year, Ɗangote Refinery, a $20 billion project spearheaded by billionaire Aliko Ɗangote, officially begun petrol production, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s energy sector. Announcing the feat, Ɗangote said: “This…

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Climate change: EU raises $300bn annual cash offer Nigeria, other poor nations

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EU raises

The European Union (EU), yesterday raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by climate change to $300 billion a year in a bid to salvage talks that the developing world warned were on the brink of collapse. Negotiators worked through the night in a windowless sports stadium in the Caspian Sea city of Baku in a search for compromise as the two-week UN climate talks dragged into an extra day. In a year set to be the hottest ever recorded, developing nations bearing the brunt…

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EU fines Meta $840m for abusive Facebook ad practices

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EU fines Meta

The European Commission, (EU), yesterday fined online giant, Meta almost 800 million Euros for breaching anti-trust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service, Facebook Marketplace. According to the EU, the US tech titan also abused its dominant position by imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers that advertise on its platforms. In an issued statement, the blocs Competition Chief, Margrethe Vestager said, This is illegal under EU antitrust rules. Meta must now stop this behaviour. Meta said it…

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Gaza now worlds biggest open-air graveyard EU

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European Union, (EU) foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said that Israels military campaign in Gaza had turned the territory into the worlds biggest open-air graveyard. Gaza was before the war the greatest open-air prison. Today its the greatest open-air graveyard, Borrell stated yesterday, at a meeting of EU ministers in Brussels, saying, Its a graveyard for tens of thousands of people and also a graveyard for many of the most important principles of humanitarian law. Borrell also reiterated his accusation that Israel was using famine as a weapon of…

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