Tag: Ecowas
Vice President Osinbajo commends ECOWAS bank for infrastructure funding
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday praised the ECOWAS Bank for investment and Development for being proactive in infrastructure funding…
Renewable energy: ECOWAS to increase electricity penetration by 35%
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has reaffirmed its commitment to increase household access to electricity…
ECOWAS to train 17 entrepreneurs
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is set to train renewable energy entrepreneurs to promote electricity…
IDPs in North-East receive 26, 000 bags of assorted foodstuff
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday donated 26, 000 bags of assorted food items to Internally…
Boko Haram: Borno governor confirms killing of 31 fishermen
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Tuesday confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents had killed 31 fishermen at Baga in Kukawa…
HIV/AIDS: UNICEF to train 624 counselors in Kaduna
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Kaduna State Government have concluded plans to train 624 adolescents on HIV/AIDS counseling…
Reforms: ECOWAS decries reduction of judges
The Community Court of the ECOWAS has kicked against the proposed reduction of the number of its judges from seven…
ECOWAS parliament speaker welcomes release of Chibok girls
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Moustapha Cisse, on Wednesday welcomed the release of 82 Nigerian schoolgirls after three years…
ECOWAS Parliament: Experts seek instrument for implementation of decisions
Experts in international relations have called on ECOWAS member states to create an instrument for effective implementation of the decisions…
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Thousands flee The Gambia as ECOWAS deadline expires
Gambians and tourists were leaving Gambia in droves as the deadline set by ECOWAS leaders for President Yahya Jammeh to…
Single common-visa advocated for ECOWAS in 2017
Some experts on Tuesday advised ECOWAS member-states to consider going for one common visa from 2017 to boost trade and…
ECOWAS condemns killing of 12 Burkina Faso soldiers
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the brutal killing of 12 Burkina Faso soldiers on Friday…
ECOWAS Court adjourns Kanu’s case
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has adjourned Nnamdi Kanu’s alleged fundamental human rights breach case against the Federal Government…
ECOWAS seeks more Police support in fighting terrorism
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in West Africa(GIABA), on Tuesday, sought more support from the…
ECOWAS to reach common external tariff from January 2017
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to reach effective application of the common external tariff from…