As West African countries continue to dilly-dally on the adoption of a common currency, a former diplomat has advised the Nigerian government to strengthen the Naira and shun the Eco currency.

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Government of Cote d’Ivoire to immediately release its citizen, Kodjo Claude, who had been in pre-trial detention since June 2018. The court handed down the judgment after finding the government guilty of violation of his rights to liberty and presumption of innocence until proven guilty by a […]

By Victoria Ojeme The United States Embassy in Nigeria, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, and the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), condemned the attacks in separate statements on their Twitter handles. “The Embassy of the United States condemns the recent attack […]

By Victoria Ojeme Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis has disclosed that border extortion has been a challenge within member states. Tunis made this known during a visit to Gbahjakeh Community in Bomi County, Liberia during an oversight visit to some communities across County on entering into Liberia through the Sierra Leonean/Liberian border. In […]

The Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission, Abuja, Mr Ernest Aubee, has said that Nigeria was leading in the promotion of Organic Agriculture in the West Africa region.

By Victor Ajihromanus African Bar Association has expressed satisfaction with the judgment of the ECOWAS Community Court delivered on March 15, 2021, in which the Court ordered the immediate release of and payment of compensation to Mr. Alex Saab a Venezuelan Diplomat illegally detained by the Government of Cape Verde. In a statement after the […]

By Victor Ajihromanus African Bar Association has expressed satisfaction with the judgment of the ECOWAS Community Court delivered on March 15, 2021, in which the Court ordered the immediate release of and payment of compensation to Mr. Alex Saab a Venezuelan Diplomat illegally detained by the Government of Cape Verde. In a statement after the […]

By Victoria Ojeme Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Mohamed Tunis has disclosed that the 0.5 percent levy which was imposed on goods from non-ECOWAS member states, was intended to cater for about 80 percent of the community’s budget revenue. He also  said that plans are on the way in addressing the low remittance of […]

BY: Victoria Ojeme The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Rt Hon Sidie Mohamed has appealed to the President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Madda Bio to champion the campaign for direct universal suffrage at the level of the authorities of Heads of States. The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Rt Hon Sidie Mohamed Tunis made this appeal […]

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and Akwa Ibom State Government have teamed up on ‘Small Arms and Light Weapons(SALW) Control, a disarmament programme initiated to train repentant militant youths in various skills.