Ousseini Tinni, Speaker Nigerien National Assembly says  the future and development of ECOWAS region depends on the ability of member states to unite.

 The fate of Morocco’s application to formally join the ECOWAS sub-regional group as a full member would be determined in December by the ECOWAS Heads of State.

ON the front burner of West African regional politics now is the quest for Morocco’s membership of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, the only intergovernmental institution formed to foster unity and cohesion among Africa’s West coast nations.

ABUJA—Foremost entrepreneur and Founder of the Lagos Business School, Professor Pat Utomi, has said if the private sector must thrive in Nigeria and West Africa, governments in the region must begin a conscious investment in peace and security of the region.

 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the Federal Government and the National Assembly not to vote for the admission of Morocco into Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has been appointed the Chairperson, Board of Governors of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).

THE Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) recently carried out an assessment of port facilities in Nigeria with a view to ascertaining the country’s level of compliance to the International Ship and Port Security, ISPS Code.

ECOWAS says it is set to enhance efforts at curbing irregular migration as well as the management of the internal and external borders of West Africa.

The European Union (EU) and ECOWAS Commission have urged the Federal Government to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to enhance its diversification agenda and regional integration.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has says that Nigeria and six other ECOWAS countries will use the $5.8 million Safety Laboratory Equipment belonging to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) in Abuja.