ECOWAS
29 Mar
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it invested $36 billion in the West African Power Pull (WAPP) project. The programme is to integrate operations of the group’s national electricity grids into a unified regional energy market.
29 Mar
March 2021, with a lofty mission on my shoulder and great excitement in my heart, I landed in Abuja and my journey as the 14th Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and the 6th Chinese Ambassador to ECOWAS began.
27 Mar
Amid worsening electricity supply across the federation, the Federal Government has cautioned against power theft and vandalism, observing that the actions were detrimental to realisation of uninterrupted energy in the country.
20 Mar
As Nigeria’s trade with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hit N2.41 trillion in 2023, stakeholders have advocated increased regional commercial activities.
17 Mar
The action of Nigeria in reopening her land and air border with Niger Republic is a clear manifestation of the resolve of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to tackle diplomatically the impasse engulfing the regional body.
14 Mar
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with Niger Republic, as well as and lifting of other sanctions against the landlocked nation.
12 Mar
The United Kingdom Partnership for Accelerated Climate Transition (UK-PACT) and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) have commenced a project to protect the mangrove ecosystem in Cross River State
10 Mar
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is organizing a two-week Train-the-Trainers Course on Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) for Anglophone GIABA Member States under the ECOWAS Counter Terrorism Action Plan (2020-2024)
10 Mar
The move to ensure that member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopt a common currency has suffered a major setback as none of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) member states has met the four primary convergence criteria to make that happen.
8 Mar
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, has said despite the interventions by key stakeholders, women’s representation in Nigerian politics is on a steady decline.
6 Mar
Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day were never tired of writing headline stories on coups and earthquakes in Africa.
6 Mar
The decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, three landlocked sub-Saharan African countries, to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sparked fears of increased instability and insecurity in the region.