ECOWAS

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, described as “urgent” the need to fully operationalise the Regional Action Plan on the Fight Against Terrorism and other acts of criminality in West Africa. He also called…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the government of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over “the failure to probe the operations of illegal oil pipelines between 2001 and…

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable and Energy Efficiency (ECREE) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring sustainable energy across ECOWAS member states by 2030. Francis Simpore, ECREE executive director, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja…

Despite biting hardship occasioned by rising inflation and shrinking earnings, Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, has suggested that an increase in taxation was the best way to reduce the nation’s obscene…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region’s…

The federal government says it will partner the UN Women on its digital agricultural platform to harness the benefits for rural women in Nigeria. Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.…

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and Nigeria’s Ministry of Power are set to host a forum aimed at achieving sustainable energy targets in the region. A statement by the Communication sector of ECREEE…

The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS Samuela Isopi says that Nigeria is an important partner for the oil and gas bloc. Speaking on Monday in Abuja, the ambassador said the bloc was interested in strengthening…

No fewer than 200 Nigerians are set to study in 20 countries in Europe under the Erasmus plus scholarship awarded by the European Union, the EU ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Samuela Isopi,…

Sidie Tunis, the speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has ordered the immediate suspension of staff recruitment and set up a panel to investigate alleged malpractices in the recruitment…