Tag: Ecowas
Buhari declares ECOWAS Summit open in Abuja
The 52nd ECOWAS Summit has on Saturday been declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.
USAID, ECOWAS sign development fund agreement
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday signed an agreement with ECOWAS to make 31.6 million dollars…
ECOWAS, partners to develop regional accreditation system
ECOWAS in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has resolved to develop a…
Nigeria, ECOWAS, Major World Economies Adopt Abuja Statement
Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Friends of Investment Facilitation for Development (FIFD)…
Federal government ordered to pay N18m to 3 women for violation of rights
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian government to pay 18 million Naira as compensation to three…
Liberia elections scores high with ECOWAS, AU
The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia on Wednesday said the country’s general elections held on Tuesday were on the…
ECOWAS to ensure freedom of movement in member countries
Dr Nelson Magbagbeola, ECOWAS Parliament Secretary-General says the parliament will continue to monitor the border of member countries to ensure…
ECOWAS calls for lawmakers involvement in economic, social programmes
The ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Gender, Women, Empowerment, Social Protection, Human Rights and Vulnerable Groups, has urged parliamentarians to be…
ECOWAS reaffirms commitment to women, child protection
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Moustapha Cissé says the parliament is committed to ensuring the protection of women and children…
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…
ECOWAS warns Liberia against becoming a christian state
The ECOWAS Parliament has called on Liberia to reconsider aspects of its constitutional review where proposals have been made to…
Buhari to host the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja
President Muhammadu is set to host the second Regional Security Summit scheduled to hold in Abuja on Saturday, May 14,…
Unlawful Detention: Dasuki floors FG at ECOWAS court
The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col Muhammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) triumphed at the Economic Community for West African States…
ECOWAS court to rule on Sambo Dasuki’s case
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, says it will on April 11 rule on whether it has the jurisdiction to…
Don’t endorse ECOWAS trade agreement, MAN tells FG
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has made an appeal to the Federal Government not to endorse the ECOWAS-EU Economic…
Dasuki drags FG to ECOWAS court over unlawful detention
Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has dragged the Federal Government to Economic Community of West…