By Samuel Luka, Bauchi The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has distributed relief materials including food and non-food items to over 1000 households who’s source of livelihood were devastated by flood disaster in 2024. The distribution of the relief items which took
The payment, amounting to ₦85 billion and $54 million, was made on Friday, December 13, 2024. This sum covers the 2023 levy in full, along with contributions for 2024 up to July. This move highlights the leadership and dedication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his administration to fostering unity within the Economic Community of […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has called on the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff to strengthen their security cooperation inorder to enhance their defence capabilities against any security threat. The Minister made the call at the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence staff […]
…No violation of right to life, Court rules ..Awards fine of N2m each against FG in favour of the applicants BY ANDREW OROLUA The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has found the Federal Republic of Nigeria guilty for violating the human rights of Obianuju Udeh and two others during […]
.Says ECOWAS needs security, stability to achieve potential .Re-elected ECOWAS chairman for the second time President Bola Tinubu has called on Heads of State and Government of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work towards the establishment and sustenance of a regional standby force for the security and economic advancement of the community. […]
To strengthen cooperation between African sub-regional institutions, officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) went on a 4-day learning mission to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission. The learning mission, which was officially launched recently in Abuja, Nigeria, by the vice-president of the ECOWAS Commission,
By Tunde Opalana Deputy President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has emerged as the acting Speaker of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Senator Barau, who is the leader of the Nigerian delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, emerged […]
By Ukpono Ukpong President Bola Tinubu has called for the suspension of economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea by ECOWAS. Speaking at the Extra-ordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Abuja on Saturday, President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the organization, stated that: […]
The African Union on Tuesday said it feels ”deep regret” over the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS. The AU said its commission president, Moussa Faki Mahamat, “calls on regional leaders to intensify the dialogue between the ECOWAS leadership and the three aforementioned countries”, which on Sunday accused the West African bloc […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has denied plans to invade Niger Republic following the recent coup d’état. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that ECOWAS President Omar Touray, in a statement on Friday, said the regional organization has not declared war on the people of Niger and that there is no plan to use military […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has ordered the deployment of the ECOWAS standby force to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. This was part of the resolutions reached at the just concluded Extraordinary Summit of the regional blog held in Abuja. Reading the declaration reached at the […]
The Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) has embarked on a four-day workshop on developing Civil-Military coordination strategies to aid humanitarian action across West Africa. Dr Sintiki Ugbe, Director, Humanitarian and Social Affairs, ECOWAS Commission, Abuja, during the workshop in Lagos said this was necessary considering the varied humanitarian
By Andrew Orolua The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has bemoaned the lukewarm attitude of governments in the region to obey and enforce its decisions on cases brought before it by aggrieved citizens. The Court while declaring the attitude as unfortunate lamented that its effectiveness had been circumscribed by […]
By Joy Obakeye The President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor was on Friday awarded the prestigious Prix de la Fondation by the Crans Montana Forum at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. The award was presented to Dr. Agyekum Donkor by His Royal Highness Prince Jean […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has assured the African Union delegations of Nigerian’s readiness to partner with African Union in achieving free movement of persons within the ECOWAS countries. Aregbesola gave the assurance yesterday while playing host to African Union delegations who paid a courtesy called on him in Abuja. The […]
The Federal Government, ECOWAS and West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABiLED), have collaborated to restore and transform the ecosystem in the community. The stakeholders collaborated to deliberate on the ECOWAS Coordination Meeting for Upcoming 15th Conference of Parties to Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-15), in Abuja on Monday. The
ECOWAS leaders began deliberations on Sunday on crucial sub-regional and continental matters including reports on political crises in Mali and Guinea Conakry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari, has President of Ghana and Chairman of ECOWAS Authority, Nana Akufo-Addo in attendance. Others in attendance are
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for serious steps in addressing the deteriorating situation in the sub-region. Experts from the ECOWAS made the call yesterday in Abuja during their Mediation and Security Council Meeting, discussing the growing insecurity issues in West African countries which hindered integration agendas and disturb
Nigerian traders on Wednesday flayed ECOWAS’ silence over the closure of borders by the Ghana government, thus violating the policy on free movement in the region. Mr Chukwuemeka Nnaji, President of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG), made the call in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]
In a momentous judgment today, the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja barred the Buhari administration and its agents from harassing, penalizing, arresting, or prosecuting anyone in Nigeria who uses Twitter, pending the outcome of the action. According to SERAP, “the ECOWAS ruling signifies that No one would be sanctioned, harassed, intimidated, arrested, or prosecuted
