European Union – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png European Union – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme Highlights Research Driving West Africa’s Sustainable Energy Transition https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ecowas-scholarship-programme-highlights-research-driving-west-africas-sustainable-energy-transition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ecowas-scholarship-programme-highlights-research-driving-west-africas-sustainable-energy-transition/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:29:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=473547 The EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme for Sustainable Energy is beginning to deliver tangible results, as research from its first cohort of scholars contributes directly to West Africa’s transition towards cleaner, more resilient energy systems. Launched in September 2022, the programme is funded by the European Union (EU), implemented in partnership with the Economic Community of West [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ecowas-scholarship-programme-highlights-research-driving-west-africas-sustainable-energy-transition/feed/ 0 EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs Against U.S. Amid Trade Dispute https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-delays-retaliatory-tariffs-against-u-s-amid-trade-dispute/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-delays-retaliatory-tariffs-against-u-s-amid-trade-dispute/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=405965 The European Union has postponed its first round of countermeasures against the United States over former President Donald Trump’s metal tariffs, pushing the implementation to mid-April. European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic announced the decision on Thursday during a European Parliament hearing, citing the need to reassess which U.S. goods to target and allow additional time [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-delays-retaliatory-tariffs-against-u-s-amid-trade-dispute/feed/ 0 Russia Cannot Be Trusted Amid Ceasefire Proposal, Says EU’s Kallas https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-cannot-be-trusted-amid-ceasefire-proposal-says-eus-kallas/ https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-cannot-be-trusted-amid-ceasefire-proposal-says-eus-kallas/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=405675 The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has stated that Russia cannot be trusted, despite discussions surrounding a proposed 30-day ceasefire to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in Brussels on Monday, Kallas emphasized that no negotiations are currently taking place because Russia has not engaged in talks. “The understanding [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-cannot-be-trusted-amid-ceasefire-proposal-says-eus-kallas/feed/ 0 Teachers’ Training In Nigeria: EU moves to invest €5.4 million euros https://www.theinfostride.com/teachers-training-in-nigeria-eu-moves-to-invest-e5-4-million-euros/ https://www.theinfostride.com/teachers-training-in-nigeria-eu-moves-to-invest-e5-4-million-euros/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 13:40:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357948 The European Union (EU) has stated that it will invest an additional €5.4 million euros in strengthening the teaching capabilities of educators in the Northwest region. This is in accordance with its commitment to empowering young people in the region and lowering the high number of children in the region who are not enrolled in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/teachers-training-in-nigeria-eu-moves-to-invest-e5-4-million-euros/feed/ 0 EU reiterates support for Tinubu’s developmental policies https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-reiterates-support-for-tinubus-developmental-policies/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-reiterates-support-for-tinubus-developmental-policies/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356363 In a press conference held Friday in Abuja, EU officials reaffirmed their commitment to supporting President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s development goals and programmes. When briefing Vice President Kashim Shettima on the next Ministerial Dialogue on October 19, NAN reported that the union’s Managing Director, External Action Service, Rita Laranjinha, announced the support. While in Nigeria [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-reiterates-support-for-tinubus-developmental-policies/feed/ 0 EU ministers assemble to discuss Ukraine grain exports despite Russia’s opposition https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ministers-assemble-to-discuss-ukraine-grain-exports-despite-russias-opposition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ministers-assemble-to-discuss-ukraine-grain-exports-despite-russias-opposition/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:36:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351478 After Russia terminated a pact that allowed the shipments, the agriculture ministers of the European Union gathered on Tuesday to examine other means of transporting grain important to global food security out of Ukraine. At the same time, they want to ensure that farmers in nations neighboring the war-torn nation may maintain their current incomes. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ministers-assemble-to-discuss-ukraine-grain-exports-despite-russias-opposition/feed/ 0 EU report boosted voter trust, according to Ezekwesili https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-report-boosted-voter-trust-according-to-ezekwesili/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-report-boosted-voter-trust-according-to-ezekwesili/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:48:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350671 Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, praised the European Union Election Observation Mission and said it did not compromise election credibility. In his analysis of the election report for 2023, Ezekwesili claimed that it “surprisingly restored a measure of confidence in election monitoring around the world by not mincing words at all.” The former [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-report-boosted-voter-trust-according-to-ezekwesili/feed/ 0 EU’s report on 2023 elections causes new uproar https://www.theinfostride.com/eus-report-on-2023-elections-causes-new-uproar/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eus-report-on-2023-elections-causes-new-uproar/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:29:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350106 The presidential, National Assembly, gubernatorial, and state house of assembly elections of 2023 in Nigeria may have come and gone, but their reverberations are far from ended. There has been much speculation and ongoing discussions about the election process since its conclusion and the eventual declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eus-report-on-2023-elections-causes-new-uproar/feed/ 0 2023 Polls: Labour Party blasts FG for rejecting EU’s report https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-polls-labour-party-blasts-fg-for-rejecting-eus-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-polls-labour-party-blasts-fg-for-rejecting-eus-report/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:03:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350098 The federal administration has been criticised by the Labour Party for casting doubt on a European Union report that predicted a close General Election in 2023. In its final assessment and report on the 2023 general elections, the EU has declared that there were some anomalies, as previously reported by Infostride News. Observers from the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-polls-labour-party-blasts-fg-for-rejecting-eus-report/feed/ 0 Presidential election: EU’s report doesn’t invalidates Tinubu’s win, says Keyamo https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-eus-report-doesnt-invalidates-tinubus-win-says-keyamo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-eus-report-doesnt-invalidates-tinubus-win-says-keyamo/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:57:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350096 Former Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo has stated that the report from the European Union Observer Mission (EUOM) on the upcoming general elections in 2023 does not undermine the legitimacy of the process. On Monday, Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made the revelation on his official Twitter account in response [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-eus-report-doesnt-invalidates-tinubus-win-says-keyamo/feed/ 0 EU presents final report on Nigeria’s general elections https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-presents-final-report-on-nigerias-general-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-presents-final-report-on-nigerias-general-elections/#respond Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:59:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349675 The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has presented its final report on Nigeria’s general elections. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) of the highly-disputed presidential election held on February 25, 2023, with both defeated candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-presents-final-report-on-nigerias-general-elections/feed/ 0 EU urges caution as mercenary revolt raises doubts on Putin’s grip on Power https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-urges-caution-as-mercenary-revolt-raises-doubts-on-putins-grip-on-power/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-urges-caution-as-mercenary-revolt-raises-doubts-on-putins-grip-on-power/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:23:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349568 European Union ministers urged caution on Monday over a failed revolt by mercenary soldiers in Russia. This came after the incident raised troubling questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and whether Wagner group fighters might install themselves just over the border in Belarus. At the talks in Luxembourg, some EU foreign ministers [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-urges-caution-as-mercenary-revolt-raises-doubts-on-putins-grip-on-power/feed/ 0 European Union assures Ukraine of support as Zelensky visits Brussels https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-assures-ukraine-of-support-as-zelensky-visits-brussels/ https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-assures-ukraine-of-support-as-zelensky-visits-brussels/#respond Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:48:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341398 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has assured Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky of the EU’s continued support and she said that preparations are underway for a 10th round of sanctions against Russia. Ukraine and the EU are “one family,” she added on Thursday, and that the country can depend on Europe’s continued support in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-assures-ukraine-of-support-as-zelensky-visits-brussels/feed/ 0 EU Ready To Suspend 2007 Visa Agreement With Russia Over Ukraine: Report https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ready-to-suspend-2007-visa-agreement-with-russia-over-ukraine-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ready-to-suspend-2007-visa-agreement-with-russia-over-ukraine-report/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2022 20:00:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331483 EU member states are preparing to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation agreement with Russia over the Ukraine war, a British daily reported on Sunday. EU foreign ministers are set to give the suspension political backing at a two-day informal meeting in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Financial Times said, citing three officials involved in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ready-to-suspend-2007-visa-agreement-with-russia-over-ukraine-report/feed/ 0 European Union To Call Emergency Energy Talks As Prices Set Records https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-to-call-emergency-energy-talks-as-prices-set-records/ https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-to-call-emergency-energy-talks-as-prices-set-records/#respond Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:00:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331382 The European Union will call an emergency meeting of energy ministers to discuss bloc-wide solutions to the spike in power prices. The Czech Republic, which holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, will summon the gathering to debate “concrete” measures to tackle the energy crisis following an agreement with European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-to-call-emergency-energy-talks-as-prices-set-records/feed/ 0 We Could Ban Russian Fuel Imports Six Months Ahead Of Deadline: EU Official https://www.theinfostride.com/we-could-ban-russian-fuel-imports-six-months-ahead-of-deadline-eu-official/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-could-ban-russian-fuel-imports-six-months-ahead-of-deadline-eu-official/#respond Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328519   The European Union could ban the import and transit of some fuel oil from Russia around six months ahead of the planned deadline, an EU official and four traders told Reuters. The EU has been reducing imports of Russian oil products since March, after Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine, and agreed a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-could-ban-russian-fuel-imports-six-months-ahead-of-deadline-eu-official/feed/ 0 EU To Pledge Support For Ukraine, But Not Ready With New Russia Sanctions https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-to-pledge-support-for-ukraine-but-not-ready-with-new-russia-sanctions/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-to-pledge-support-for-ukraine-but-not-ready-with-new-russia-sanctions/#respond Mon, 30 May 2022 15:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325835 European Union leaders will meet on Monday to declare continued support for Ukraine to help it fend off Russia’s assault, but the talks will be overshadowed by their failure to agree on a new sanctions package against Moscow. Over two days, leaders of the 27-nation bloc are to discuss how best to aid Ukraine four [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-to-pledge-support-for-ukraine-but-not-ready-with-new-russia-sanctions/feed/ 0 EU May Clinch Summit Deal To Sanction Russian Oil Shipments, Says Official https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-may-clinch-summit-deal-to-sanction-russian-oil-shipments-says-official/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-may-clinch-summit-deal-to-sanction-russian-oil-shipments-says-official/#respond Sat, 28 May 2022 21:03:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325747 European Union countries are negotiating a deal on Russian oil sanctions that would embargo shipment deliveries but delay sanctions on oil delivered by pipeline to win over Hungary and other landlocked member states, officials said on Friday. “The idea is to split the oil embargo into pipeline and seaborne deliveries,” said one official. “Pipeline would [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-may-clinch-summit-deal-to-sanction-russian-oil-shipments-says-official/feed/ 0 EU Drafts Plan For Buying Fuel From Russia Without Breach Of Sanctions https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-drafts-plan-for-buying-fuel-from-russia-without-breach-of-sanctions/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-drafts-plan-for-buying-fuel-from-russia-without-breach-of-sanctions/#respond Sun, 15 May 2022 18:37:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=324836 The European Union is set to offer its gas importers a solution to avoid a breach of sanctions when buying fuel from Russia and still effectively satisfy President Vladimir Putin’s demands over payment in rubles. In new guidance on gas payments, the European Commission plans to say that companies should make a clear statement that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-drafts-plan-for-buying-fuel-from-russia-without-breach-of-sanctions/feed/ 0 Japan, EU Agree To Step Up Sanctions On Russia, Seek To Counter China https://www.theinfostride.com/japan-eu-agree-to-step-up-sanctions-on-russia-seek-to-counter-china/ https://www.theinfostride.com/japan-eu-agree-to-step-up-sanctions-on-russia-seek-to-counter-china/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 17:56:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=324669 Japan and the European Union on Thursday agreed to step up their sanctions against Russia as leaders from the two sides raised concerns about the war’s impact in the Indo-Pacific, where they seek to strengthen their partnership and increase engagement amid China’s growing assertiveness. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who held talks in Tokyo with [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/japan-eu-agree-to-step-up-sanctions-on-russia-seek-to-counter-china/feed/ 0 France: Le Pen Dismisses Reported Allegations Of Misuse Of EU Funds https://www.theinfostride.com/france-le-pen-dismisses-reported-allegations-of-misuse-of-eu-funds/ https://www.theinfostride.com/france-le-pen-dismisses-reported-allegations-of-misuse-of-eu-funds/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323257 leader Marine Le Pen on Monday brushed off allegations that she and several of her party members misused hundreds of thousands of euros of European Union funds, with less than a week left before she stands in the final round of the French presidential election. “These dirty tricks from the European Union, a few days [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/france-le-pen-dismisses-reported-allegations-of-misuse-of-eu-funds/feed/ 0 European Union To Sanction Russia’s Sberbank, Other Banks: Report https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-to-sanction-russias-sberbank-other-banks-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-to-sanction-russias-sberbank-other-banks-report/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:00:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323092 The European Union plans to sanction Russia’s largest lender Sberbank and other Russian financial firms in its next round of restrictions, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen told a German newspaper. “We are looking further at the banking sector, especially Sberbank, which accounts for 37 per cent of the Russian banking sector,” von der [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-to-sanction-russias-sberbank-other-banks-report/feed/ 0 Russia Loses All 4 Elections To UN Committees, Global Isolation For Moscow https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-loses-all-4-elections-to-un-committees-global-isolation-for-moscow/ https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-loses-all-4-elections-to-un-committees-global-isolation-for-moscow/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322938 Russia, contesting elections to four UN committees, lost all of them, including one to Ukraine, a verdict being seen as Moscow’s isolation on the global stage. Elections were held in the United Nations Economic and Social Council on Wednesday to fill various vacancies in subsidiary and related bodies. Russia was contesting elections to the Committee [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-loses-all-4-elections-to-un-committees-global-isolation-for-moscow/feed/ 0 European Union Resumes Diplomatic Presence In Ukraine’s Kiev https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-resumes-diplomatic-presence-in-ukraines-kiev/ https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-resumes-diplomatic-presence-in-ukraines-kiev/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:00:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322722 The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Ukraine said on Monday it has resumed its work in Kiev. “The EU is back in town,” the diplomatic mission tweeted. The EU evacuated its delegation from Kiev to the Polish city of Rzeszow shortly after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine started on February 24, Xinhua news agency [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-resumes-diplomatic-presence-in-ukraines-kiev/feed/ 0 Macron Meets Von Der Leyen As France Kicks Off EU Council Presidency https://www.theinfostride.com/macron-meets-von-der-leyen-as-france-kicks-off-eu-council-presidency/ https://www.theinfostride.com/macron-meets-von-der-leyen-as-france-kicks-off-eu-council-presidency/#respond Sat, 08 Jan 2022 17:11:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=316280 French President Emmanuel Macron met here on Friday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as France took over the rotating six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). At a press conference, Macron outlined the French Presidency’s agenda and said that Paris will focus on promoting the EU in the international [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/macron-meets-von-der-leyen-as-france-kicks-off-eu-council-presidency/feed/ 0 US, EU In Agreement On Rising Chinese Assertiveness In Indo-Pac, Says Sherman https://www.theinfostride.com/us-eu-in-agreement-on-rising-chinese-assertiveness-in-indo-pac-says-sherman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-eu-in-agreement-on-rising-chinese-assertiveness-in-indo-pac-says-sherman/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 21:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314060 The United States and the European Union are increasingly on the same page in countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, said US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday. This comes after Sherman met European External Action Service Secretary-General Stefano Sannino in Washington for two days in a row for talks that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-eu-in-agreement-on-rising-chinese-assertiveness-in-indo-pac-says-sherman/feed/ 0 European Union Unveils $340 Billion Infra Spend To Rival China https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-unveils-340-billion-infra-spend-to-rival-china/ https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-unveils-340-billion-infra-spend-to-rival-china/#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313902 The European Union will seek to mobilise 300 billion euros ($340 billion) in public and private infrastructure investments by 2027 to offer developing countries an alternative to China’s massive Belt and Road program. The EU’s “Global Gateway” project unveiled on Wednesday outlines spending on digital, transport, energy and health projects. And while the proposal doesn’t [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-unveils-340-billion-infra-spend-to-rival-china/feed/ 0 European Union Launches First Green Bond With Record Size, Demand https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-launches-first-green-bond-with-record-size-demand/ https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-launches-first-green-bond-with-record-size-demand/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:00:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310302 The European Union launched its first ever green bond to record demand on Tuesday, according to a lead manager, taking its first step to potentially becoming the biggest issuer of environmentally-friendly debt with a record-sized deal. The 15-year green bond, which will raise €12 billion ($13.9 billion), received more than €135 billion of demand, a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-launches-first-green-bond-with-record-size-demand/feed/ 0 EU Chief Denounces Lack Of Loyalty By US Over Submarine Row https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-chief-denounces-lack-of-loyalty-by-us-over-submarine-row/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-chief-denounces-lack-of-loyalty-by-us-over-submarine-row/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:00:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308546 EU chief Charles Michel accused the United States of a lack of loyalty after Australia cancelled a mega-contract with France to buy US nuclear submarines. “The elementary principles for allies are transparency and trust, and it goes together. And what do we observe? We are observing a clear lack of transparency and loyalty,” the European [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-chief-denounces-lack-of-loyalty-by-us-over-submarine-row/feed/ 0 EU Has No Other Option But To Engage With Taliban, Says Top Diplomat https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308093 The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday. However, Borrell underlined at a European Parliament plenary session debate in the French city of Strasbourg that engagement does not mean [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/feed/ 0 EU Members Bordering Russia Reject Plan To Meet With Vladimir Putin https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-members-bordering-russia-reject-plan-to-meet-with-vladimir-putin/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-members-bordering-russia-reject-plan-to-meet-with-vladimir-putin/#respond Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298459 European Union countries bordering Russia rejected a Franco-German plan to resume official meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with one leader likening the move to an attempt to talk a bear out of stealing honey. In a statement in the early hours of Friday morning, EU leaders said only that they will explore formats and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-members-bordering-russia-reject-plan-to-meet-with-vladimir-putin/feed/ 0 EU to blacklist Belarus airline ahead of economic sanctions – diplomats https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-to-blacklist-belarus-airline-ahead-of-economic-sanctions-diplomats/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-to-blacklist-belarus-airline-ahead-of-economic-sanctions-diplomats/#respond Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:43:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=295857 The European Union is preparing sanctions on Belarus’ national airline and around a dozen top Belarusian aviation officials, three diplomats said, a stop-gap measure before economic sanctions following the forced landing of a passenger plane. The proposed asset freezes and travel bans are part of a package of new sanctions on Belarus from EU states, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-to-blacklist-belarus-airline-ahead-of-economic-sanctions-diplomats/feed/ 0 WHO, others solicits for increased funding for Nigeria’s health sector https://www.theinfostride.com/who-others-solicits-for-increased-funding-for-nigerias-health-sector/ https://www.theinfostride.com/who-others-solicits-for-increased-funding-for-nigerias-health-sector/#respond Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:32:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=295019 The World Health Organization (WHO), Pharm Access Foundation, and other health sector stakeholders have joined voices to solicit for increased funding and financial risk protection for the health sector in Nigeria. The call was made at the ‘Fourth Annual Legislative Summit on Health’ held in Abuja recently with legislators, government officeholders and health organizations, both [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/who-others-solicits-for-increased-funding-for-nigerias-health-sector/feed/ 0 Former Trump Ambassador, Sondland Sues Pompeo, U.S. Government For Legal Fees https://www.theinfostride.com/former-trump-ambassador-sonland-sues-pompeo-u-s-government-for-legal-fees/ https://www.theinfostride.com/former-trump-ambassador-sonland-sues-pompeo-u-s-government-for-legal-fees/#respond Tue, 25 May 2021 21:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=294799 Gordon Sondland, the former U.S. ambassador who testified against President Donald Trump during his first impeachment, sued former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the federal government on Monday seeking $1.8 million in legal fees. Sondland, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, accused Pompeo of not covering his legal expenses as promised [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/former-trump-ambassador-sonland-sues-pompeo-u-s-government-for-legal-fees/feed/ 0 Karderinis reflects on the glorious Hour of Brexit https://www.theinfostride.com/karderinis-reflects-on-the-glorious-hour-of-brexit/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:06:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237167 BrexitAbout three years ago, the British people dicided to leave the European Union (EU). The decision was made during the referendum of June 23, 2016 when the Leave supporters won with a percentage almost 52% and with participation 71.8% to determine the exit of Great Britain from the European Union. This great result was undoubtedly [...]

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]]> PDP’s Panic Letters to International Bodies: A Case of Bad Party’s Ghost Coming After It – Eze https://www.theinfostride.com/pdps-panic-letters-to-international-bodies-a-case-of-bad-partys-ghost-coming-after-it-eze/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 20:49:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216721 The constant foul crying of the national leadership of the main opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been described as a sign of fear of the party’s own ghost. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, who made the observation in a statement in [...]

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]]> Saraki’s Statement at a World Press Conference held at the National Assembly Complex on August 8, 2018 https://www.theinfostride.com/sarakis-statement-at-a-world-press-conference-held-at-the-national-assembly-complex-on-august-8-2018/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:33:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=212978 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT A WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018. 1. It is a matter of record that yesterday, lawmakers and staff of the National Assembly were prevented from entering the National Assembly Complex by [...]

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]]> Major Gambling Operators started to leave Gibraltar and move to Malta https://www.theinfostride.com/major-gambling-operators-started-to-leave-gibraltar-and-move-to-malta/ Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:09:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=208136 Brexit is going to shatter Gibraltar’s major gambling groups. Some of them are already moving to Malta in chase of safety and stability.

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]]> EU urges other States to emulate Governor Obaseki on Project Funding https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-urges-other-states-to-emulate-governor-obaseki-on-project-funding/ Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:43:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180645 Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has sought for EU’s Partnership in ending illegal migration. The timely payment of counterpart funds for European Union (EU) projects and the timely implementation of the projects in Edo State by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration, received commendation on Monday in Benin City. The leader of a delegation of the European [...]

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]]> Poor Service Delivery In Government Institutions Unacceptable – DG BPSR https://www.theinfostride.com/poor-service-delivery-in-government-institutions-unacceptable-dg-bpsr/ Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:39:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179332 Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) Director General, Dr Joe Abah, has decried the depth of poor public service delivery by government agencies in Nigeria despite significant increases in funding to these institutions. Dr Abah who made this known in Abuja recently while delivering the keynote address at a Dissemination and lessons learning workshop to [...]

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]]> Anti-Graft War: EFCC Boss Magu Tasks Stakeholders on Corruption Fight https://www.theinfostride.com/magu-tasks-stakeholders-on-corruption-fight/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:48:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174511 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, has stressed the role of stakeholders as critical to winning the war against corruption in Nigeria. “The fight against corruption is not for EFCC alone, but for all humanity and lovers of good governance because we may all be affected directly or indirectly”, he [...]

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]]> FG Thanks The European Union https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-thanks-the-european-union/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 22:42:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168396 The Federal Government has expressed appreciation to the European Union (EU) Commission for the 143 million Euros support package for the recovery and reconstruction needs in the North-East. The EU Commission announced the support on Thursday in Brussels, Belgium. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, gave the appreciation in a [...]

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]]> The Liberating Power of BREXIT https://www.theinfostride.com/the-liberating-power-of-brexit/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:22:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144231 The referendum of June 23, 2016 regarding Britain’s remain at or exit from the European Union, through its subversive BREXIT result – the first major, painful defeat for the under German control European Union of the banks and multinationals,- undoubtedly shook the dominant British and European political and economical system. The British, taken as a [...]

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]]> Brexit Unmasks EU Arrogance: The Malta Experience https://www.theinfostride.com/brexit-unmasks-eu-arrogance-the-malta-experience/ Mon, 05 Sep 2016 14:09:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=142716 “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” – Aristotle That’s it! The quiet real people of Britain rose up against an arrogant, aloof and untouchable political class and contemptuous Brussels elite. So, Britain has broken free from the arrogant European Union dictatorship! Surely, they won’t see another [...]

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]]> Brexit Unmasks EU Arrogance https://www.theinfostride.com/brexit-unmasks-eu-arrogance/ https://www.theinfostride.com/brexit-unmasks-eu-arrogance/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:47:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141335 “Let there be an end to the arrogance of the big powers who miss no opportunity to put the rights of the people in question.” Thomas Sankara Well done, Brexit! Congratulations and thank you! UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) leader, Nigel Farage hailed it as a “victory for real people” and called it Britain’s “Independence [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/brexit-unmasks-eu-arrogance/feed/ 2 Sexual Harassment ‎Bill Proposed By Senator Omo-Agege Is A Step In The Right Direction https://www.theinfostride.com/sexual-harassment-%e2%80%8ebill-proposed-by-senator-omo-agege-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction/ Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:32:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131071 The history of sexual harassment dates back to the pre-colonial era when women were accorded little or no rights whatsoever – they were often married out against their wish, sacrificed as virgins or married to deities where they became ready sexual preys to the chief priests or custodians of such deities. While these repressive and [...]

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]]> May Day 2016: No Gods, No Masters https://www.theinfostride.com/may-day-2016-no-gods-no-masters/ Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126200 “There is really only one ‘non-negotiable’ demand.  And that is; ‘power to the working class’. Each year, as we join millions across the world to celebrate the victories of workers, our own Freedom Day remains still fresh in our minds. On May Day, we remember that the workers’ flag is not red simply by accident [...]

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]]> EU Donate $50M To Aid Nigeria In Fight Against Terrorists https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-donate-50m-to-aid-nigeria-in-fight-against-terrorists/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 23:02:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=120409 The European Union (EU) will donate $50million to Nigeria to aid its fight against terrorist sect, Boko Haram. This was disclosed by German President, Joachim Gauck on Thursday, February 11, 2016. “We as Europe will support that initiative with $50 million. We commend your good governance,” Gauck said while addressing a joint press conference with [...]

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]]> President Buhari’s Foreign Trips, pretty gratituitious to Nigeria – Garba Shehu https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buharis-foreign-trips-pretty-gratituitious-to-nigeria-garba-shehu/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:43:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109961 I have been amused by the number of jokes concerning the frequency of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips. Questions have been raised about why so many visits and what are we benefiting as Nigeria? I will make it clear from the beginning that the critic is entitled to his and her own opinion and nothing [...]

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]]> Giade Bows Out As NDLEA Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/giade-bows-out-as-ndlea-chairman/ Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:50:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108993 After 10 years of meritorious service, the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, on Wednesday bowed out of the agency. Speaking after a colourful ceremony held at the Ikoyi head office the agency, Giade said: “I am leaving the NDLEA better than I met it 10 years ago. My greatest [...]

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