Coup: ECOWAS suspends GuineaÂ
Sept. 9, 2021 West Africa’s main political and economic bloc suspended Guinea’s membership on Wednesday following a weekend military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde and dealt the latest in…
Mali’s progress toward elections insufficient – ECOWAS
Sept. 8, 2021 West Africa’s main regional bloc said on Tuesday it was concerned Mali’s transitional government has not made sufficient progress toward organising elections in February, as agreed after…
ECOWAS to hold extraordinary summit on Guinea as coup leader promises transitional govt, politicians arrested
Sept. 7, 2021 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Guinea on Thursday, according to a staff memo shared with Reuters. Special forces…
Guinea: FG condemns military takeover, says it’s violation of ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy, Good Governance
September 6, 2021 The Federal Government has condemned what it describes as an apparent coup d’état in the Republic of Guinea. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs….
Nigeria’s total crude oil exports increased to N4.07trn in Q2 – NBS
Sept. 5, 2021 Nigeria’s total crude oil export increased to N4.07 trillion or 80.29 per cent in Quarter Two (Q2, 2021), according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in…
NIS to replace ECOWAS travel certificates with biometric cardsÂ
July 26, 2021 The Controller-General of the Immigration Service ( CGIS), Mr Mohammed Babandede, says that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) travel certificates will soon be replaced…
OSINBAJO TO ECOWAS TRADE PROMOTION ORGANIZATIONS: LET’S DRIVE INCLUSIVE TRADE TO BOOST SUB-REGIONAL ECONOMY
July 18, 2021 With the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, there is need to drive more inclusive trade initiatives and expand intra-regional trade in…
The coming of Kano: Kaduna Modern Railway and its social and economic significance, by Garba Shehu
July 14, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday lay the foundation stone of the Kano-Abuja sector of the Lagos-Kano railway modernization project. The Lagos-Kano rail project is part of…
Nigeria, ECOWAS sign MoU on implementing Early Warning mechanism, centre
July 14, 2021 Since security threats confronting Nigeria and the rest of West Africa are becoming more violent, asymmetric, cross-border by nature, and spreading faster than before, the need for…
COVID-19: Focus on vaccine production, access – Akinwumi urges African leaders
June 23, 2021 Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has again urged regional leaders to focus on vaccine production and access for the African continent as…