European Union Short Film Competition 2025 (Prize Money Up To N2 Million)
The Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS has joined forces with the Zuma International Film Festival to launch the European Union Short Film Competition 2025. Read more about Opportunities The central theme for this year’s edition is: “Being a Nigerian Youth” – challenging filmmakers to artistically portray the experiences, dreams, challenges, strengths, […]
Register with the African Development Bank ENNOVA Program
The African Development Bank ENNOVA Program is a platform that provides entrepreneurs on the continent with access to resources they’ll need to successfully build their businesses. If you are working on a startup and would like to connect with funding, incubators, accelerators, mentorship and networks that’ll aid your venture’s growth, you should consider exploring […]
EU to Enhance SMEs’ Growth in Nigeria
Promoting Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) will be beneficial to boost economic growth by significantly reducing poverty through job creations. If well-established by the government, it has the capacity to grow a country’s GDP, generate taxes as well as aid in the stability of the country, likewise contributing to a healthy market competitiveness, giving room […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Nov 15th 2016
1. With respect to the draft policy document which was released last week by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, indicating that parts of the stocks of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would be listed for trading on the NSE or other exchanges after its restructuring and corporation, the federal government is yet to […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Nov 3rd 2016
1. The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a sum of $300 million for foreign airlines operations in the country. 2. Candidates wishing to sit for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations are advised to get familiar with the new JAMB pin vending which will replace the scratch card system. 3. The European Union to […]
Brexit: Five Lessons In Marketing From The “Vote Leave” Campaign
The victory of the Euroskeptical camp in the referendum to decide whether the UK stays in the EU has been described as shocking by many commentators. And maybe it is. But beyond the talk of it being a “miracle-of-a- nightmare” as pro-EU activists tag it, are there any real lessons we can learn from it? […]
What Brexit Means For Nigeria’s Economy
On June 23, the UK voted to leave the European Union. The decision has sent shockwaves across the world, with politicians, economists, the press and a good part of the globe’s population still trying to understand what this historical event means for us all. The financial markets, information-driven as they are, have not been so […]
The United Kingdom Leaves the European Union
It’s now official the United Kingdom has voted the leave the European Union, in a historic vote that saw 51% of the registered voters voting to leave the EU. Though a very close call, most people never expected the UK to leave. The effect of this decision is already being felt as the Pound took […]
Power: Nigeria to Get N3.4 Billion Grant From European Union and Germany
To boost Nigeria’s electricity generation, the European Union and the German government have made provisions for a grant of N3.4 billion to support Nigeria’s quest for renewable energy. The grant is to enable the country to have access to modern equipment and sustainable energy sources. The grant is to scale up the Nigerian Energy […]
EU Appoints New Ambassador to Nigeria, ECOWAS
The European Union has announced the appointment of Michel Arrion as its new ambassador/head of delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States. Arrion, who has served in Rwanda, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire, replaces David MacRae, who recently completed a duty tour in Nigeria. Arrion has presented his letter of credence to […]
EU Team Arrives Nigeria to Advice on Flood Management
A team from the European Union has arrived Nigeria on a 10-day mission to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, and other parts of the country to advise officials on flood management and control, and to assist Nigeria this year to avoid the sort of flood devastation experienced in 2012. The experts came on invitation by Nigeria through […]
EU Donates €14.25 Million to Nigeria for Water and Sanitation
The European Union (EU) has donated €14.25 million to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector in Nigeria through UNICEF. Mr Kanan Nadar, the UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Chief made this known in an interview withe the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. Nadar said that the amount was allocated to the sector as part […]