Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning says the Federal Government is committed to the establishment of Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Central Bank. Ahmed said this at a meeting of Ministerial Committee of Ministers of Finances and Governors of Central Banks in West Africa on ECOWAS single currency […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke, Glory Oduzuru, Anthony Cicilia The Action Aid Nigeria has called on ECOWAS member states to muster the political will in the implementation of Malabo Declaration in order to end hunger, and poverty in the ECOWAS region. The Project Manager for Agriculture, ActionAid Nigeria, Constance Okeke, made the call on Tuesday at the […]

By Victoria Ojeme and Glory  Odizuru, Abuja The Department of Agriculture and Water Resource of the Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) has called on Parliamentarians across member states to increase budgetary allocations for agriculture. Speaking at the 2nd ECOWAS people’s Agriculture Budget summit jointly organised by the ECOWAS Parliament and Action Aid, Dr. […]

The ECOWAS Commission said on Monday that the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) would add value to agricultural products and boost sub-regional and international trade.

Third prosecution witness (PW3), Adedeji Jide Adelabu, a bureau de change operator, on Thursday, November 28, 2019 told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how Mohammed Dangana, a staff of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), instructed him to exchange and transfer millions of naira and foreign currencies to his personal […]

ABUJA — There was  uproar on the floor of ECOWAS parliament, yesterday, over Nigeria’s border closure policy as Nigeria hinged its decision on failure of Benin Republic to implement agreements.

Hon. Ahmed Wase, the First Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament on Wednesday said that the temporary closure of Nigeria’s land borders has improved the security situation of the country. Wase said this while reacting to the complains of some African countries over the closure at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in […]

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other stakeholders have tasked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ensure legislation for older persons in the region.

The Federal Government in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations are set to collaborate for implementation of new and existing policies that will improve the living conditions of older persons in Africa region.

By Victoria Ojeme, Abuja The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has described the humanitarian situation in Mali resulting from the ongoing war as complex and worrying. Since 2012, Mali has faced a volatile crisis as political armed groups, including ethnic-based movements, jihadist groups, and transnational criminal networks, fight for hegemony […]

Mr John Mahama, Former President of Ghana on Tuesday appealed to the Nigeria Government to open up her border so that economic activities can resume in West Africa. Mahama made the plea while delivering the 7th Anniversary Lecture, Investiture into The Realnews Hall of Fame and The unveiling of the Book: Pathways to Political and […]

Founder of Habeeb Okunola Foundation and Managing Director of TILT Group of companies Limited; Mr Habeeb Okunola has promised to enroll and provide scholarship for 15,000 out of school children across West African countries in 2020.

By Chinenyeh Ozor Prof. Jona Onuoha head of department (HOD)  Political Science and director Centre for American Studies University of Nigeria, Nsukka has said that the closure  of Nigeria border was a temporal  measure and has reduced  insecurity in the country due to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) free movement  of persons, goods, […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Friday attend an Extraordinary ECOWAS summit in the Republic of Niger, put together to address the crisis in Guinea Bissau. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, who disclosed this in a tweet, said the summit was to review the ongoing situation […]

…Calls on government to halt its decision of implementing ECOWAS Single currency project The president of Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has said that Ghana must not tie it’s economy to Nigeria because the country does not comply with protocols. The union called on its government to halt the decision of […]