Tag: ECOWAS

Mr Sanusi said the withdrawal of the three Sahel countries had weakened regional integration, security cooperation, and economic opportunities across ...

Approving a Carbon Market Framework is the beginning of sovereignty, not the end of it

The Rural Electrification Agency's mini-grid solutions have evolved beyond basic social welfare into a primary driver of industrialisation and economic ...

CJID Executive Director Akintunde Babatunde said the initiative would deploy a coordinated package of interventions, combining media literacy education, journalism ...

"I believe General Gowon will feel some relief and many readers will find new insights into his struggles. Men and ...

Mr Vergos noted that Nigeria’s stability and Europe’s security are interconnected, stressing that drug trafficking had become a transnational challenge ...

The ECOWAS Court directed the government to “submit a detailed compliance report to the Court, including statistical updates on the ...

He warned that a return to partisan politics could diminish the statesmanlike reputation and global respect Jonathan currently enjoys.

The six-pillar strategy focuses on sustainable economic transformation, security, technology, social inclusion, institutional reform, and improved geopolitical positioning to tackle ...

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who chairs both the PGF and serves as Director-General of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, delivered ...

Last month, President Donald Trump said he expects to have “the honour of taking Cuba.” He bragged about his capacity ...

The high-level session brought together Ministers of Health from member states, government leaders, technical and financial partners, and regional health ...

The political transition in Cotonou opens a window for regional de-escalation that the African Union should seize.

Also, the approval covers the Import Prohibition list (Trade), which applies only to certain goods originating from non-ECOWAS Member States.

SERAP filed the suit at the ECOWAS Court of Justice.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the centre was established by the Abia Government in collaboration with the European ...

Russia's Africa Corps mercenaries. Nigeria has spent decades investing in regional stability, often at a high cost. A security model ...

The soldiers were released after a high delegation from Nigeria led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, met ...

The report, which covers epidemiological week 49 of 2025, shows that 195 deaths have been recorded from 1,069 confirmed cases, ...

The lawmakers mandated key committees to engage relevant ministries and security agencies to ensure a swift and transparent resolution amid ...

ECOWAS also instructed its commission to urgently “operationalise the long-planned Regional Counterterrorism Brigade.”

On the bloc’s efforts to address the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, Mr Touray said, “the authorities shall impose targeted sanctions ...

Having two neighbours – Niger being the other – under the spell of military rule, and a strong jihadist foothold, ...