Tag: ECOWAS

"The condition of internally displaced persons ((IDPs) in the country is pathetic," Mr Buhari said.

The president will depart Abuja on Monday for Dakar.

Mr Buhari lists ECOWAS’ interventions and accomplishments.

18 candidates are featuring in governorship election while 316 candidates are contesting for the House of Assembly seats.

The visit by the ECOWAS team is the fifth so far led by Mr Onyeama as a special envoy.

SERAP criticises the use of the Cybercrime Act to attack freedom of expression.

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former Liberian president will return to Nigeria on Thursday.

“We urge the Nigerian people to come out to vote next weekend in the re-scheduled elections.”

The group says the outcome of its efforts would serve as a yardstick to measure the credibility of the elections.

The cities to be connected include Lagos, Accra, Lomé and Cotonou.

The minister says a unit will be deployed to monitor progress in revenue generation.

Smoking is a major public health threat.

The observers promise to be neutral in their mission.

Due to vote buying, INEC banned the use of smart phones by voters at polling booths.

The official also explains how best the conflict could be tackled.

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy index classifies Nigeria not as a full democracy.

The official wants credible elections held in Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Nigeria and Senegal.

In the same period, 13 other countries contributed a cumulative amount of 697. 947 million dollars.

The senior lawyer addressed an ECOWAS meeting in Ghana.

Nigeria replaces Togo as chairman of the 15-nation sub-regional group.

He says the proliferation of arms has contributed to acts of terrorism.

The elections will now hold sometime in December.

"We'll ensure that the election is such that Nigerians will be proud of," he says.

The 10,000 illegal firearms and prohibited weapons were recovered from members of the public.

Mr Buhari notes that in the economic sphere there was more work to do.