By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A MAJOR European Union (EU) funding package aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system and broader economy was unveiled in March 2026, with officials confirming a combined investment of up to €290 million under the bloc’s Global Gateway strategy. JKNewsMedia.com reports the announcement...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE EUROPEAN Union will provide €557 million in humanitarian aid to Nigeria and other African countries from its 2026 €1.9 billion budget, the EU announced. Modestus Chukwulaka, press officer to the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said the funding will target Nigeria’s north-west region. E...
By Owei Lakemfa UNITED STATES President, Donald Trump, invited Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the White House on Monday, August 18, 2025. The purpose was to brief the latter on the outcome of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin three days earlier. Trump had already briefed Zelenskyy on phone and thought a meeting t...
By Joke Kujenya UNITED STATES (US) President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday announced a transatlantic tariff agreement to avoid a full-scale trade war, hours before a White House-imposed deadline that threatened sweeping new levies on EU exports. The deal, reached during a one-hour bilateral meet...
