Tag: ECOWAS Parliament
ECOWAS Parliament solicits support for women
According to Ibrahima, member states should ensure that women have access to the resources they need, such as bank accounts,…
ECOWAS Parliament Committee adopts abolition of residence permit
According to the draft report, the residence permit is constituting a hindrance to the free movement of the community’s citizens…
Foreign Reinforcement of Free Movement protocol crucial to ECOWAS integration —Speaker
Ibrahima said that the way forward was for member states to invest in border infrastructure, harmonise immigration procedures, and promote…
Increase funding, ECOWAS Parliament Speaker tells member states
Ibrahima made this known while declaring open a meeting of the Parliament’s Joint Committee on administration, budget, finance, public account,…
ECOWAS parliament speaker urges member states to scale up funding efforts
Ibrahima reminded the participants that the meeting represented not only an opportunity for collaboration but also a moment of reflection…
ECOWAS Parliament to hold second Extraordinary Session in Kano
The ECOWAS Parliament which was established under Articles 6 and 13 of the ECOWAS revised treaty of 1993, is composed…
ECOWAS Parliament holds extra-ordinary session on Niger coup
Niger’s military last month imprisoned President Mohamed Bazoum and assumed power, drawing condemnation from international powers and raising the spectre…
ECOWAS Parliament suspends staff recruitment
The suspension follows allegations by the Nigerian delegation at the parliament that the country’s candidates were being marginalised in the…
Senate tasks ECOWAS Parliament on eliminating terrorism
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has charged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to, as a…
ECOWAS Parliament vows to end extortions at border posts
The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged to end extortion of citizens of the sub-region at border posts by security and immigration…
ECOWAS to foster relations with National Assemblies
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has said that there is an urgent need to build a closer relationship…
ECOWAS Parliament pays last respect to Ablom Johnson
Members of the ECOWAS Parliament on Friday paid their last respect to a deceased Togolese colleague, Andre Ablom Johnson.
ECOWAS Parliament set to tackle transhumance, inter-community conflicts
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ) Parliament) on Friday renewed efforts aimed at tackling the problems associated…
Don’t use panic measures to address recession – ECOWAS Parliament
Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have advised Nigeria to avoid using “panic measures” to address the country’s current economic situation.…
ECOWAS Parliamentarian Advocates Free Education
A member of ECOWAS Parliament, Sen. Haward Taylor, of Liberia on Wednesday in Abuja urged all ECOWAS member countries to…