Tag: ECOWAS
2nd Session: ECOWAS Says Without Convergence, Single Currency Will Be Catastrophic
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou, says without convergence, the implementation of ECOWAS single currency will be catastrophic when implemented.Brou made this known...
Security: Cote D’ivoire, Gambia Says Situation Improves With ECOMIG Operations
Cote D’Ivoire and Gambia say security situation in
their countries has improves through the help of multiple security operations
and ECOWAS military intervention in Gambia.The countries...
FG Gives Conditions For Reopening Land Borders
The Federal government has given conditions that
ECOWAS Member States must adhere to before reopening its border, including that
the ECOWAS states must respect the Rule...
Nigeria/Benin Border: Ghanaian President Says Closure Big Blow To Regional Integration
Ghana President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo
has described the land border closure between Nigeria and Benin Republic as a
big blow to regional integration.Akufo-Addo who was commenting...
Rights Violation: ECOWAS Court Tasks Nigerians On Protection
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has called on
Nigerians to avail themselves of the availability of the Court to protect their
rights.A member of the...
New Electoral Act: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Include Card Reader
Deputy
President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege says the National Assembly will give
legal backing to card reader in the new Electoral Act, to further enhance
the integrity...
2020 Legal Year: ECOWAS Court Appeals To Member States On Enforcement...
The ECOWAS Court of
Justice has appealed to Member States to enforce judgment passed by the Court.The Court’s
President, Justice Edward Asante made the call in...
International Humanitarian Law: ECOWAS, ICRC Review Implementation Plan
The
ECOWAS Commission alongside Member States and the International Committee of
Red Cross have converged in Abuja to review action plans for the effective
implementation of International...
PPPRA: Daily Petrol Usage Drops To 50m Litres After Border Closure
The Petroleum Products
Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA said that the country’s daily petrol
consumption dropped from about 61 million litres to 50.22 million litres
following the partial...
Women In Politics: Liberia’s Vice President Seeks ECOWAS Support
Liberia’s
Vice President Jewel Taylor has called on the Economic Community of West Africa
States ECOWAS to support women in politics.Taylor
made the call at the conference...
ECOWAS Single Currency: Implementation Will Reduce Dependency On The West –...
High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to
Nigeria, Solomon Gembeh, says implementation of the Economic Community of West
Africa State (ECOWAS) single currency will reduce the dependency...
Counter-Terrorism: Buhari Arrives Ouagadougou For ECOWAS Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari has
arrived in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to attend the ECOWAS
Extraordinary Summit on Counter Terrosism.A statement from the Media office...
Buhari To Attend ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit In Burkina Faso
President Buhari will depart Abuja Saturday to attend the one-day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Read...
ECOWAS: Nigerian Borders Will Remain Closed Until We Agree On Existing...
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service,
Hameed Ali, says Nigeria’s borders will remain closed until the country and its
neighbours agree on existing ECOWAS protocol on...
North East: FG, ECOWAS Commission Pledge To Provide Basic Amenities
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...
Parliament: Cisse-Lo Tasks Ecowas On 30% Women Representation
The Speaker of ECOWAS
Parliament Moustapha Cisse-Lo has called on all member countries to ensure
thirty per cent women representation in its ranks.He made the remark
during...
Mali’s Standoff Time Bomb To Nigeria, Others – ECOWAS Parliament
The Parliament of the Economic Community of West Africans
States, ECOWAS has raised the alarm over the isolated treatment of the Malian
standoff by member-states and...
Ecowas Parliament To Find Lasting Solutions In Mali
The Economic Community
of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament says it would find lasting solutions
to the humanitarian crisis in Mali and the entire sub-region.The Speaker...
ECOWAS Court On Retreat For Efficient Case Management
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has begun a 5-Day
Judicial retreat to improve case management system and efficiency in the
administration of justice in the region.The...
Regional Economy: Nigeria, ECOWAS Countries Adopt Eco Single Currency
The Authority of
ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have adopted ECO as the name of the single
currency to be issued in January 2020.The leaders...
