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 […]

 The African Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) could be a landmark achievement for economies of African states, the African Union’s Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui, said on Wednesday.