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- 29 Nov 2017
AfDB, EU Ink Agreements to Co-Finance Road Projects in West Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Commission have signed five co-financing agreements to support road infrastructure projects in West Africa. The total cost of the 5 projects…
- 28 May 2026
EU Slams Temu With Massive $232m Fine over Dangerous Products
Temu has been fined 232 million dollars by European Commission regulators for allegedly failing to prevent illegal and unsafe products from being sold on its platform. Temu The European Commission…
- 8 Jun 2017
NCC WIns European Quality Achievement Award 2017
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has won the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) award. The Commission which is winning the award for the second year running, got the Platinum…
- 23 Apr 2025
EU Fines Apple and Meta €700m in Landmark Digital Markets Act Enforcement
European Commission has imposed landmark fines on tech giants Apple and Meta in the first enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a new regulatory framework designed to enhance…
- 24 Oct 2025
EU Accuses Meta, TikTok of Violating Digital Services Act
European Union has formally accused Meta and TikTok of breaching the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), placing both tech giants at risk of facing substantial fines. The European Commission announced…
- 3 Feb 2017
EU Sets Deadline to End Roaming Charges, WATRA, Others Observe
After years of negotiation, the European Union’s plan to end roaming charges across the continent on 15 June 2017 is now a step closer. Negotiators from the European Parliament, Commission and…
- 19 May 2017
WhatsApp Slammed with $122m Fine over Data Sharing with Facebook
The European Commission (EU), Thursday, sanctioned Facebook with $122 million fine for misleading information about its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014. According to the EU, Facebook said…
- 21 Jun 2019
EU Seeks Inclusive Connectivity in Accelerating Africa’s Transformation
Affordable, inclusive connectivity, coupled with digital skills and literacy, are essential elements in the fight against inequality in the digital age, experts at the European Commission’s 2019…
- 18 Oct 2024
DPOs Advocate Single Regulatory Body for Data Protection Acts
Some Data Protection Officers (DPOs) have advocated a single regulatory body for Data Protection Acts, to sustain the already established confidence by investors in the country. Participant and…
- 6 Apr 2018
Facebook Says 2.7m Users Affected by Data Privacy Scandal
Facebook says up to 2.7 million Facebook users in the European Union have been affected by the data privacy scandal, a spokesman for the European Commission said on Friday. In his words,…
- 28 Dec 2012
EC Warns Samsung Over its Patent Attacks on Apple
The European Commission has informed Samsung of its preliminary view that Samsung's seeking of injunctions against Apple in various European States on the basis of its mobile phone standard-essential…
- 16 Sept 2015
GSMA Welcomes First Major Implementation of the EIDAS Regulation
The GSMA has commended the European Commission’s recent announcement that the adoption of key implementing acts of the Electronic-identification and trust service (eIDAS) Regulation is now complete.…
- 10 Apr 2025
EU Aims to Remove Barriers to AI Development
The European Commission (EU) said it had launched a strategy on Wednesday to remove barriers to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and better equip Europe’s companies for global competition. At…
- 16 Jun 2021
More than 50% of Jumia Sellers in Nigeria, Kenya are Women Entrepreneurs
Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and e-commerce in Africa, the first research of its…
- 8 Jul 2013
EU Pledges Euros 27 for Nigeria’s Renewable Energy
The European Commission has announced €27 million of financial support to help improve the renewable energy policy in Nigeria. Currently, a large part of the Nigerian population lacks access to…
- 25 Jul 2017
Shittu at ICTEL, Says 'Digital Single Market' Initiative On Course
Federal government through the Ministry of Communications is set to unveil Digital Single Market in Nigeria in collaboration with the European Union Commission. Adebayo Shittu, minister of…
- 14 Feb 2022
EU Okays €820m Digital Economy Package for Nigeria
Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice-President of the European Union (EU) Commission, has disclosed that the EU has approved a three-year Digital Economy Package worth €820 million for Nigeria.…
- 21 Nov 2016
AfDB, EIB Launch Initiative to boost Innovative Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Boost Africa Initiative, a unique partnership in support of innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa has been launched on Monday, in Abidjan by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African…
- 4 Mar 2024
EU Slams Apple with $2bn Fine for Breaking Competition Laws and Favoring its Own Streaming Service over Rivals
European Union hit Apple with a massive $2 billion fine after finding that the tech giant unfairly favored its own music streaming service over rivals such as Spotify. The company banned app…
- 14 Feb 2012
NAICOM Partners ECOWAS, EU to Set up Reinsurance Firm
Fola Daniel, Commissioner for Insurance, has said that the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),…
- 18 Aug 2008
EFCC Gets Data Centre, Thanks EC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commissioned an ultra modern Data Centre, which will serve as the nerve centre and data bank for the commission, at its headquarters in Abuja.…
- 16 Dec 2020
Ericsson to Lay Technical 6G Groundwork in New Hexa-X Project
Hexa-X, the new European 6G flagship research project, brings together a strong consortium of major ICT, industry and academic stakeholders to lay 6G groundwork and set the direction for future…
- 10 Jul 2026
EU warns Meta over addictive Facebook, Instagram designs, threatens fines
European Union has warned Meta Platforms Inc. that it could face a significant financial penalty unless it changes what regulators describe as the “addictive design” features of Facebook and…
- 14 Sept 2020
NigComSat Dangles Africa’s First Satellite Navigation Services
NigComSat has struck a collaboration with ASECNA and Thales Alenia Space to provide the first Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI). The service,…
- 8 Apr 2018
Microsoft Warned Nigerian Companies of Dangers of Non-compliance with EU GDPR
Microsoft has advised businesses in Nigeria to pay attention to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Mr John Edokpolor, Lead Commercial Attorney, Microsoft MEA Emerging…
- 18 Sept 2020
Satellite Operators Push New Signal across Africa, Indian Ocean Regions
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), has started to broadcast a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI), providing its…
- 6 Apr 2015
Google's Mobile Network to Offer Free International 'Roaming'
Google reportedly is in talks with the operator of the UK's Three and several other mobile networks to let subscribers use its upcoming mobile phone service without charge while abroad. Google hopes…
- 6 Oct 2014
Facebook's $19Bn WhatsApp Buyout Gets Approval
European Union regulators have cleared the buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service by Facebook, despite opposition by telecom companies afraid of the growing power of US technology giants. In…
- 21 May 2025
Nigerians, Others Lost $70m to Denied Visas Applications to Europe in 2024
In total, African countries lost 60 million euros in rejected Schengen visa fees in 2024, analysis from the LAGO Collective has shown. According to CNN, when Joel Anyaegbu’s application for a…
- 16 Jan 2026
Nigeria Off EU High-Risk Money Laundering List in Major Financial Win
Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has hailed Nigeria's removal from the European Union's list of high-risk third countries for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of…