ECOWAS
14 hours ago
A Nigeria Child Labour survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 39.2 per cent of children in Nigeria are trapped in forced labour.
2 days ago
Some lawyers recently called for citizens’ intervention to save the Community Court of Justice (CCJ) also known as ECOWAS Court from moves to whittle down its powers. Established in 1991 with an office in Abuja,
12 Apr
To forestall the impact of floods on food production, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announced plans to support the Federal Government with necessary tools to predict flooding to improve food security in the Sahel region.
10 Apr
Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) is set to sue the National Assembly over 40 legislators concurrently serving as legislators at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament and the Pan-African Parliament respectively.
10 Apr
Approaches to building the local automotive components and parts manufacturing industry are topics that will be explored at this year’s West Africa Automotive Show Conference. The cornerstone and theme of the Conference is the status of the enabling environment and strategies to create it, especially within the ECOWAS and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
8 Apr
Last week’s inauguration of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, despite months of hair-raising suspense has renewed hope that democracy has capacity to replenish itself.
7 Apr
The inauguration, last week of the newly-elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be recognised for its significance in sealing the long struggle of the Senegalese to halt the subversion of the democratic process by former President Sall.
5 Apr
Nigeria's President and Chairman, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Tinubu, has tasked ECOWAS Parliament on unity and prosperity of the sub-region.
4 Apr
The unsavoury experiences of the people of Niger Republic, alongside that of many Nigerians on the borderline, are a clear testimony of the impropriety of the sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Niger
2 Apr
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, joined other regional leaders to witness the inauguration of Bassirou Diomaye Faye as Senegal's President. Tinubu, accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and other senior government officials, on Tuesday departed Abuja early for the trip on the invitation…
29 Mar
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should redouble efforts to win back the three Sahelian countries – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – that recently quit the regional bloc, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has urged. In a new report, titled "What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability", the Brussels-based…
29 Mar
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set a revenue collection target of N5 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT).