By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed-doors with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dr. Jonathan arrived at Aso Rock about 11 am and proceeded straight to President Buhari’s office. Recall that the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, had recently appointed Dr. Jonathan to […]

By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Nigeria’s immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali. This was made known in a statement issued by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze on Tuesday. As a […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Nigeria’s immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali This was made known in a statement issued by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze on Tuesday. As […]

West African regional grouping ECOWAS said on Saturday it had donated medical equipment to Nigeria to assist in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “The ECOWAS Commission, through the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has handed over essential medical equipment to the government of Nigeria as part of the regional response strategy to the COVID-19 […]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has handed over essential medical equipments to the government of Nigeria as part of the regional response strategy to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA — THE federal government Saturday, received some consignments containing critical medical equipment donated by the Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS and the West African Health Organisation, WAHO. The equipment, given to the country through WAHO, is aimed to support Nigeria’s effort to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The donated items […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja A total of 71 cases that included 27 judgments due for delivery were stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECOWAS Court has revealed. The regional court, in a statement it made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, said the cases suffered a setback owing to the fact that it […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned that the ambition for Ecoregional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ unless member states complied with agreed processes of reaching the collective goal. President Buhari also expressed concern over the decision of francophone countries that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to […]

Says Pandemic yet to reach its peak in West Africa By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has warned West African leaders under the umbrella of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, against laxity in the fight against the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic, saying that the virus is yet to reach its peak […]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is redesigning its budget and programmes to reflect changes envisaged by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of Member States.