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ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Convene in Abuja to Strengthen Regional Security Cooperation
ABUJA, March 11 – West African Defence Chiefs gathered in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Tuesday for the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff. The three-day summit aims to enhance regional security cooperation amid growing threats across the sub-region. In his welcome address, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General…
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ECOWAS bank, EIB partner to promote environmental sustainability
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), in conjunction with the European Investment Bank (EIB), has announced a €100 million financial partnership to support climate action and environmental sustainability projects in the ECOWAS region. A statement signed by Anita Somda-Dala, Head of Communications at EBID, said the partnership had the support of the European Union (EU). The statement said…
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ECOWAS inaugurates 2nd phase of migration project in W/Africa
The ECOWAS Commission has inaugurated the second phase of the EU-funded project “Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (FMM II)” to advance economic growth. Mrs. Damtien Tchintchibidja, Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, disclosed this while inaugurating the FMM II in Abuja on Thursday. The event was organized by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in…
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ECOWAS Court has enriched regional, global jurisprudence, says ex-President
ECOWAS Court of Justice has enhanced and enriched regional and international jurisprudence since its creation, Justice Edward Asante, the immediate past President of the community court has said. Asante stated this in a speech which he delivered at a “Train the Trainers’ Workshop,” in Lagos on Wednesday, organised by UNESCO. In a statement from the court on Thursday, the training centred on…
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China applauds Nigeria’s leading role in ECOWAS sub-region
China has applauded Nigeria’s leading role in ECOWAS and its efforts toward enthroning stability in the sub-region. This is contained in a Joint Statement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu during the latter’s just concluded state visit to China. The statement indicated that the event was aimed at: “Establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Building a…
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ECOWAS solicits media support toward achieving vision 2050
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has solicited partnership with the media and civil society organisations (CSOs) toward achieving its ‘Vision 2050 ECOWAS of the People’s’ goal. ECOWAS Commission President, Dr Omar Touray, made this known while declaring open a two-day strategic engagement workshop with heads of government-owned television stations in West Africa on Tuesday in Abuja. The…
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X-raying ECOWAS parliament’s community budget reform efforts
Analysts have expressed the view that there is an urgent need to enhance the role of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the bloc’s budget formulation, monitoring and implementation process. They expressed the belief that a robust parliamentary oversight and input in the budgetary process will enable ECOWAS to prudently allocate scarce funds to…
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FG, ECOWAS support 14,694 vulnerable in Katsina, Sokoto
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with the ECOWAS and World Food Programme (WFP), have supported 14,694 vulnerable people in Katsina and Sokoto states. The support launched on Friday in Katsina, was part of the ECOWAS nutrition assistance and cash-based transfer vouchers, under stabilisation project phase two. Gov. Dikko Radda, in his remarks at the…
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When stakeholders convened to discuss ECOWAS rebellious members reintegration
As ECOWAS continues to navigate the complexities of regional integration, three of its member states – Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – have already announced their withdrawal from the regional bloc. ECOWAS was founded on May 28, 1975, by the heads of state of 15 West African countries, initially to enhance regional economic cooperation and later expanded to include political…
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Japan, ECOWAS to deepen relations towards TICAD 2025
The Japanese Government and Economic Community for West Africa States (ECOWAS ) have agreed to deepen relations towards 2025 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial meeting. This is according to a statement by Ms Shimada Mami, Third Secretary, Culture and Information/General/ Protocol Section, Embassy of Japan in Nigeria, on Saturday in Abuja. According to Mami, the agreement was…
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ECOWAS festival will promote zero tolerance for hunger – D-G
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Cultural Festival says its upcoming festival holding in Nigeria is aimed at promoting food security, poverty alleviation and zero tolerance for hunger in 16 ECOWAS countries. Its Director-General, Amb. Felix Ihonre, said this at the Preparatory Inter-Ministerial/Stakeholders Meeting on ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival in Abuja on Friday. The News…
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Tinubu urges ECOWAS to ratify, implement anti-corruption protocol
President Bola Tinubu on Monday called on the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to ratify and fully implement the ECOWAS Protocol Against Corruption. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call at the 6th Annual General Assembly of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) held at the ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja, He…
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ECOWAS Parliament deploying diplomatic mechanisms to mitigate Mali, B/Faso, Niger exit — Kalu
The Deputy Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has said that the ECOWAS Parliament is deploying parliamentary diplomacy mechanisms to mitigate Mali, Butkuna Faso, and Niger’s threats to exit the sub-regional bloc. Kalu said there was no cause for alarm over the bloc’s perceived existential threat posed by violent extremism, and the exit threats from ECOWAS by the…
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Why we want to amend ECOWAS parliament’s supplementary act — Kalu
Rep. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, says the ECOWAS Parliament wants to amend its Supplementary Act so as to entrench Separation of Powers and guarantee legislative autonomy. Kalu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He spoke on the sidelines of a meeting of the parliament’s Joint Committee…
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ECOWAS committee proposes budget reforms
The Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament has proposed new budget reforms for consideration by leaders of the subregional bloc. The committees are those of Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research. The lawmakers also recommended the amendment of the 2016 Supplementary Act, which bothers on parliamentary autonomy and powers to the bloc’s leadership. This follows the adoption…
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ECOWAS parliament, commision, AFC must synergise to achieve success —Expert
Amb. Olawale Awe, Head, ECOWAS National Office, Nigeria, has said that the ECOWAS parliament, commision and the Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) must work in synergy to achieve success. Awe stated this while presenting a paper at a meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint Committee on Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research, on Tuesday, in Abidjan,…
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Reps Deputy Speaker Kalu leads ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee meeting in Abidjan
A Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament led by Nigeria’s House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu is holding an oversight delocalised meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Aug. 12. The weeklong event, which comprises some of the parliament’s standing committees, namely, Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research, will end on Friday. The News Agency of…
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