EFCC docks ECOWAS staff over alleged N587.7m fraud
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, arraigned one Muhammad Dangana, a staff of the ECOWAS Commission, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a 15-count money laundering charge. Dangana, who was identified as an Executive Assistant to the Financial Controller, ECOWAS Commission Secretariat, Abuja, was alleged to have […]
Farmers-herdsmen crisis: NIPSS takes case to ECOWAS parliament
As the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS gathers this weekend for the Parliamentary Seminar on Transhumance and Inter-Community Conflicts in the ECOWAS Region, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies of Nigeria, NIPSS wants ECOWAS to expedite action on proposed regulations to arrest the farmers-herdsmen crisis in Nigeria.
ECOWAS Parliament set to tackle transhumance, inter-community conflicts
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ) Parliament) on Friday renewed efforts aimed at tackling the problems associated with transhumance and inter-community conflicts in the region.
Breaking: Buhari jets out to Burkina Faso on Saturday
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is expected to leave Abuja on Saturday to attend the one-day Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Trade within the sub-region has degenerated to 10 per cent from 12 per cent – ECOWAS
Commissioner for Trade, Customs and Free Movement, ECOWAS Commission Mr Tei Konzi has disclosed that within five years, trade within the sub-region has degenerated to 10 per cent from 12 per cent which is a wake-up call for member states to rise up and address all obstacles.
Baywood, AU, ECOWAS to empower over 10,000 youths
Baywood Foundation, BF, an education driven organisation, in collaboration with the African Union and ECOWAS is set to empower over 10,000 youths with leadership skills.
FG, ECOWAS commission pledge to provide basic amenities in Northeast
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, says the commission in collaboration with Nigerian Government will provide boreholes, rehabilitate damaged schools and health facilities in communities affected by insurgency in the Northeast.
ECOWAS Commission calls for whistle blower protection laws
The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday urged ECOWAS Parliamentarians to enact laws and take other appropriate measures to protect whistle blowers in the sub-region.
Nigeria, other ECOWAS states step up drive for decent work
THE fight against indecent work by organised Labour has been a serious issue in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular.
Malian crisis may spill into member states – ECOWAS warns
ABUJA- Economic Community of West Africans States (ECOWAS) parliamentary delegation to Mali has warned that the indifference of member countries to the crisis in Mali could lead to escalation of the problem.
Mali Crisis: ECOWAS Parliament intervenes
ABUJA- The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is on a fact-finding mission in Mali to resolve a crisis that has displaced over 50,000 in Mopti region alone.
