Economic Community of West African States

The Federal Government and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire have both discussed ways of repositioning the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in order to achieve the main objectives of the sub-regional organisation. The…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and has condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea, on Sunday. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana condemned the action in a statement made available to the…

The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has fixed July 9, 2021, to decide on the consolidation of all applications before the court on the Twitter ban by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The ECOWAS…

Suspected bandits have killed an officer of the Nigerian Army, Major MS Samaila. The deceased was said to be travelling along the Kano – Maiduguri Road, on Saturday, before his met his untimely death. The late Major Samaila, before…

 Senate President Ahmad Lawan has charged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to, as a matter of urgency, seek ways of addressing the prevalence of terrorism and irregular migration affecting member states.…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, departed Abuja for Accra, Ghana, to attend an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the crisis in Mali. Vice President Osinbajo would be representing…

All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as he turns 85 on Saturday. Tinubu, in a statement on Friday night, made available by his Media Office in Lagos,…

Key stakeholders in West Africa’s fertilizer sector are calling for more action to support the industry, which is central to the continent’s agricultural revolution. The call came out of the first West Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum,…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Friday renewed efforts aimed at tackling the problems associated with transhumance and inter-community conflicts in the region. Mr.  Moustapha Cisse-Lo, Speaker of the…

Prof. Jonathan Aremu, a Consultant with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will protect member states from being dumping ground for substandard goods. Aremu made…