ECOWAS Court okays hearing of $10m suit against Liberia
The Community Court of Justice of the ECOWAS, on Monday, okayed for hearing, a suit seeking to compel the government of Liberia to pay $10million damages over alleged unlawful suspension of the Director General of its National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, NaFAA, Ms. Emma Metieh Glassco.
SERAP drags FG, Cross River to ECOWAS Court over ‘sham trial of Agba Jalingo’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the government of Nigeria and Cross River state government of governor Ben Ayade to ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja “over the prolonged, arbitrary detention; unfair prosecution; persecution, and sham trial of journalist Agba Jalingo.”
Appoint our members as judges, lawyers with disabilities tell ECOWAS Court
Association of Lawyers with disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN ) Thursday, visited Hon. Justice Edward Asante President of ECOWAS Court and other Judges, making case for the appointment of Lawyers with disabilities as Judges and speaking ill of the groups marginalization in the society.
ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay N10m compensation to dismissed soldier
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay N10 million compensation for the violation of the right to work to Pte. Barnabas Eli.
ECOWAS Court holds week-long tv, radio sensitisation in Lagos
Hon Justice Edward Asante, President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, has led a delegation of the court to Lagos for a week-long radio and television sensitization campaign on the Court. According to a statement by the Media and Communications Department on Tuesday in Abuja, the week-long sensitization campaign will hold between Oct. […]
ECOWAS Court judge appeal Member States on enforcement of its judgments
Justice Edward Asante, President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice has appealed to member states to enforce judgment passed by the Court, an issue he noted was a major challenge of the Court. Asante made the call on Monday in Abuja during the opening ceremony of 2019 to 2020 Legal year of the ECOWAS Community […]
