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10 Jul 2023
Former Nigeria president, Muhammadu Buhari, has joined other well-wishers and supporters to congratulate his successor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his emergence as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu on Sunday succeeded Umaro Embalo of Guinea Bissau as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and…
10 Jul 2023
Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that coup after coup will no longer be accepted in countries within the West African sub-region. Tinubu said this on Sunday after emerging as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Nigerian leader was chosen at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the…
10 Jul 2023
President Bola Tinubu has emerged Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The decision was reached during the organisation’s 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on Sunday.
9 Jul 2023
The need for Africa’s unity and its operationalisation has never been in short supply. What is missing is the political will and unanimity of purpose required to drive it.
9 Jul 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Bissau, capital of Republic of Guinea-Bissau, for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
9 Jul 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made his first official visit as Nigeria’s President to France where he was between June 20th 2023 and June 24, 2023. He attended the summit on New Global Financing Pact in Paris, capital city of France.
21 Jun 2023
United Nations (UN) Resident Co-ordinator, Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has called for lasting solutions to resettle refugees and help them rebuild their lives.
19 Jun 2023
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) disclosed that the commission is working on the implementation of ECOVISA, a single visa system similar to the Schengen model, for migrants from third countries.
16 Jun 2023
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has provided Sierra Leone with $500,000 financial support for its June 24 presidential and parliamentary elections.
12 Jun 2023
We saw it coming. Leftist arguments in support of a little subsidy for multi-dimensionally poor Nigerians no longer convinced some, same people who marketed similar arguments in 2012.
6 Jun 2023
The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Her Excellency, Mrs Damtien Tchintchibidja has stressed the need to address the issues of irregular migration, terrorist attacks, trans-border crimes, farmer-herder conflicts, human trafficking, and political violence in the sub-region. Speaking at a workshop on Experts in Migration, Humanitarian Affairs and Health Specialists yesterday in Abuja, Tchintchibidja stressed…
2 Jun 2023
European Union (EU) has voted 32 million Euros to boost the energy sectors in Nigeria and neighbouring West African nations. The AGoSE-AO programme, seeking to improve governance in the sub-region and commissioned through the 11th European Development Fund ...

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