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ICYMI: Tinubu approves ambassadorial postings to France, US, UK

President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of three ambassador-designates to France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The approval was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. “The President has approved the posting of three ambassador-designates out of the 68 […]

FIRS announces new TAXPR-MAX platform for CbCR
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France has no access to Nigerian tax data – FIRS

Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service has said a tax cooperation agreement signed with France does not grant foreign authorities access to Nigerian taxpayer data or digital systems, following public commentary on the deal. FIRS, in a statement on Saturday, said the Memorandum of Understanding with France’s Direction Générale des Finances Publiques does not provide France […]

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ECOWAS secures €18m French funding for regional livestock projects

The Economic Community of West African States Commission has received €18 million in financial support from the French Development Agency to implement two flagship regional projects for the agricultural sector. These projects form part of the implementation of the Regional Agricultural Policy and the regional strategy for livestock development and securing pastoral systems in West […]

Macron demands under-15s social media ban after school stabbing
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Macron warns G20 at risk as Trump boycotts summit

The G20 group of major world economies is “at risk” as it struggles to tackle international crises, French President Emmanuel Macron told a summit boycotted by the United States Saturday. Macron was among two dozen world leaders at South Africa’s G20 summit marked by the absence of President Donald Trump, who is at loggerheads with […]

How open drug market threatens pharma sector – Expert
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Nigeria, EU, France sign €10.2m deal to boost drug manufacturing

The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union and France, has signed a partnership agreement under the Global Gateway’s Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies Initiative. According to a statement issued by the EU on Sunday, the partnership aims to advance Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and strengthen local health systems. The […]

Macron demands under-15s social media ban after school stabbing
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Macron demands under-15s social media ban after school stabbing

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a European Union-wide ban on social media use for children under the age of 15, following a fatal stabbing at a middle school in eastern France that has once again shocked the nation. Speaking in a televised interview on France 2 late Tuesday, Macron said he hoped the […]

France accuses Russia of repeated attacks since 2021
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France accuses Russia of repeated attacks since 2021

France has publicly accused Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency of orchestrating a series of cyber attacks on government ministries, defence contractors, think tanks, and other institutions since 2021, in what it described as a campaign to destabilise the country. In a statement issued Tuesday, France’s foreign ministry identified the culprit as GRU unit APT28, a […]

Netflix unveils first use of generative AI in original series
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Netflix hikes streaming plans in US, UK, France

Netflix on Wednesday, increased the cost of certain of its streaming plans in the US, the UK, and France. Overcoming the 6 million median predictions of Wall Street experts LSEG surveyed, the company added roughly 9 million new subscribers globally. Netflix attributed the gains to its campaign against password sharing and a consistent stream of […]

UK reportedly demands backdoor access to Apple user data
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France approves Apple’s iPhone 12 update

French authorities on Friday approved Apple’s software update of its iPhone 12 after a row over radiation levels of the device, which led France to suspend sales of the phones. The French regulator had on Tuesday received a software upgrade from Apple for the iPhone 12 and analysed it before making their approval. Earlier this […]

Nigeria to produce food worth €62bn by 2024 - Report
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France, firm partner to teach Nigerian farmers networking

The French government and a Nigerian firm, JR Farms, have inked a strategic collaboration deal that would provide African farmers with industrial networking, worldwide practices, and access to commercial stakeholders. The Punch reported that JR Farms is an international agribusiness corporation with operations in Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zambia and the company had expanded its operations across Africa […]

Nigeria is France's top trading partner - French ambassador
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Nigeria is France’s top trading partner – French ambassador

The French ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Emmanuelle Blatmann, stated that Nigeria had been France’s first trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. She continued by saying that 75% of French investments in West Africa were made through commerce with Nigeria alone. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the ambassador announced this at a celebration of her […]