WHO Renames New COVID-19 Variant
The WHO has declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19 to be a variant of concern, renaming it Omicron. #WHO ...
Tag: EU
Farmers Allege Moves By EU To Reject Cocoa Produced In Nigeria
Cocoa Farmers have disclosed a threat by the European Union (EU) to reject cocoa from Nigeria starting from next year ...
EU Expresses Concern Over Loopholes Found In Malta’s Golden Passports Scheme
A journalistic investigation has found wealthy non-European Union nationals received Maltese citizenship after spending just days in the EU state. ...
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Accuses US, UK Of Blocking COVID-19 Vaccines From Reaching Nigeria
Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has accused the United States of blocking life-saving COVID-19 vaccines from getting to the country. ...
Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners European Union To Empower African Women Entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering young African entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with the ...
UK Announces Plan To Regulate Facebook, Google
Britain announced on Friday that it will set up a watchdog to regulate tech giants such as Facebook and Google, ...
WTO Race: Okonjo-Iweala Edges Closer As EU Countries Declare Support
In her bid to become the first African and first female Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, 27 European Union ...
Okonjo-Iweala In Clear Lead, Gets EU Backing
The European Union (EU) governments have expressed support for Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General (DG) of the ...
