Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Presidents of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are to meet on December 21 in Abuja to consider recommendations on the proposed single currency regime for the sub-region Nigeria Minister of Finance, Budget and National…

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), abuse or violence in all its forms is a daily reality for many Nigerian children and only a fraction ever receive help. The National Child Welfare Policy of 1989 defines a child…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament is meeting on Tuesday over the status of implementation of the protocol on the fight against corruption in the sub-region. The meeting of the Joint Committee on Political…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the insecurity challenges in the West African sub-region can only be effectively tackled if a common strategy is adopted by member states. Buhari, who is the chairman of the Economic Community of West…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff, on Wednesday appointed Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin as the new chairman of the committee. The handing over and…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is in the “fast lane’’ of integration and planned to have its own currency in 2020, a member state has disclosed. Aichatou Kane, a representative from Niger Republic disclosed this …

President Muhammadu Buhari in his capacity as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, has dispatched the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, as Special…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for more commitment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to tackle the new trend of mixed migration in the sub-region. Mrs Liz Ahua, UNHCR’s…

The European Union (EU) has pledged to support Nigeria to stem the tide of irregular migration. A statement by the Media Officer of the EU Mission in Nigeria, Mr Modestus Chukwulaka and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu,…

The Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, has inspected the Seme-Krake Joint Border Post (JBP) of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. Mr Israel Ibeleme, Special Assistant (SA) to Amaechi said in statement on Thursday that the…