Tag: ECOWAS
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...
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...
ECOWAS Parliament deploying diplomatic mechanisms to mitigate Mali, B/Faso, Niger exit...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
Reps Deputy Speaker Kalu leads ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee meeting in...
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...
West African Defence Chiefs to activate ECOWAS standby force
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the West African Chiefs of Defence have agreed to activate the standby force of...
ECOWAS defence chiefs seek return of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
The Chiefs of Defence Staff in West Africa on Friday, called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the Economic Community...
Tinubu highlights ECOWAS achievements, challenges at AU meeting
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Accra, Ghana, highlighted the progress made so far by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and...
ECOWAS, U.S embassy pledge support for women with disabilities
The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) and the U.S. Embassy say they are committed to supporting women with disabilities in Nigeria and...
ECOWAS Court partners Red Cross to strengthen human rights law
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have pledged to deepen International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International...
ECOWAS single currency will facilitate free trade -Uwaleke
The President of Capital Market Academics of
Nigeria, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says the ECOWAS single currency if actualiseed, will facilitate free trade within the sub-region.
Uwaleke,...
ECOWAS Court Fines Nigeria N10m Each For Human Rights Abuses During...
Nigeria. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has ruled against the Federal Government of Nigeria in relation to...
ECOWAS decries irregular youth migration
The ECOWAS Parliament has decried the irregular migration of youths from the subregion in search of greener pastures in Europe and other developed countries.
ECOWAS...
Okupe congratulates Tinubu on re-election as ECOWAS Chairman
A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his re-election as chairman...
Tinubu re-elected ECOWAS chairman
President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.
The President’s mandate was extended at...
