Customs migrates to ECOWAS Common External Tariff 2022- 2026
By Godfrey Bivebere and Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Nigeria Customs Service migrated from the old version of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (2017- 2021) to the new version (2022- 2026). A statement signed by Public Relations Officer, Timi Bomodi, for Comptroller-General of Customs, said that the migration was in-line with the World Customs Organisation, WCO five […]
ASETU invites ICC, EU, AU, US, ECOWAS on alleged threats to Igbo
The Association of South East Town Unions ,ASETU, on Thursday, said that it would invite the International communities on the statement President Muhammadu Buhari, made about the Igbos in the Southeast region of the country, while on Arise TV, exclusive interview.
Olujimi, VP Liberia, berates ECOWAS Parliament on gender equality
… Seeks 30% quota of women representation in govt By Victoria Ojeme & Fortune Eromosele The Vice President of Liberia, Jewel Taylor, and Senator Biodun Olujimi has berated the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on gender equality, urging the Parliament to push for appropriate implementation of the community protocol on gender and […]
ECOWAS pushes for direct election of MPs into parliament
By Victoria Ojeme The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is seeking powers to enable the bloc elect members of its parliament through direct universal suffrage. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Mohamed Tunis, said the major advantage of direct election of representatives is that it guarantees that the people have the ultimate choice on what […]
ECOWAS-EU, LITE-AFRICA graduate 58 trainees in small arms project
The European Union and Economic Communities of West Africa in conjunction with the Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa) and the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) have graduated 58 trainees in the second batch of the EU-ECOWAS Small Arms Action Project, held in Abuja. Dr Joseph Bisina, Executive Director, LITE-AFRICA, […]
Malami welcomes ECOWAS Court judgment dismissing SERAP’s case against FG
Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami,SAN, on Tuesday welcomed an ECOWAS Court judgment dismissing a case filed by the trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government. Malami, in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, said the judgment has saved Nigeria from payment […]
