SEVEN European countries are in “dire need” of doctors and nurses, prompting them to ease work visa procedures as they aim to attract foreign healthcare workers to tackle the shortages. A recent report from the 2023 EURES on shortages and surpluses highlighted critical shortages in healthcare occupations across several European …
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THE European Union said it had earned €3.4m from rejected Schengen visa applications submitted by Nigerian citizens. This, according to Schengen visa statistics on Saturday, occurred from Nigerian visa applicants in 2023. Globally, the EU governments raked in €130 million from rejected Schengen visa applications with African and Asian countries …
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LATEST statistics has shown that Nigeria and European Union trade volume has grown to €45 billion. The statistics showed that this was the case as of September 2023, even as theUnited Nations COMTRADE database indicated that Nigeria remained EU largest trading partner, accounting for 20.9% of Nigeria’s global trade. The …
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THE European Union is releasing another €68 million ($72.7 million) in humanitarian aid for Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Gaza, the European Commission said in Brussels on Friday. “In light of the continued deterioration of the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the steady rise of needs on …
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European Union THE European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, has stated that the active participation of women in decision-making and politics remains important if Nigeria is to achieve equality, sustainable development, peace, and democracy. She noted that while women had the fundamental right to participate in …
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THE European Union plans to invest €37m in Nigeria’s struggling power sector, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, disclosed. According to a statement issued by the power ministry on Friday, Isopi disclosed this during a visit to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. The proposed €37m investment differed from …
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The European Union (UN) has rejected the seizure of power by force in Gabon and called for restraint from all parties, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Thursday. A military junta on Wednesday said it had seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under …
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MORE than 1,000 European Union citizens have evacuated from conflict-hit Sudan over the weekend, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, has said. Borrell also informed journalists on Monday that 21 diplomats from the EU’s mission in Khartoum were taken out and the EU ambassador had moved outside the capital …
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EU President Ursula von der Leyen (CEPS) The European Union (EU) has budgeted €18 billion as financial assistance for war-torn Ukraine throughout 2023 to cater for the basic economic needs. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement at the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium on Friday. …
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The European Union (EU) has announced plans to suspend visas for Russian citizens in an effort to limit border crossings from Russia to the EU as the war in Ukraine continues to escalate. European foreign ministers reached political consensus to fully suspend the visa facilitation agreement between the European Union …
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