When dispassionate commentaries are made by independent analysts in the fullness of time about the Tinubu presidency, a striking reality will emerge: he infused the political economy with fresh thinking. Let us be clear: it is not just about a birth date. As former Governor and Minister Babatunde Raji...
West Africa
Federal Government has commended the smooth and credible conduct of the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) organised by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), particularly the successful introduction of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) model in selected centres across the country. Minister of State for Education,...
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, at the State House in Freetown, where both leaders discussed regional peace, democratic governance and cooperation within West Africa. Jonathan disclosed details of the visit in a post shared...
Nigerian Army (NA), acting on the directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellecy, Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed a company of troops to the Republic of Benin in April 2026 as part of proactive measures to safeguard democratic stability and...
Nigerian Army troops have been deployed in strategic locations across Cotonou, Republic of Benin, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Romuald Wadagni scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Security sources according to a report by ZagaZola Makama, disclosed that the Nigerian Army Troops were deployed in the...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has continued to confound critics not by shouting and media posturing, but by effective leadership at the cusp of the nation’s security apparatchik. Ribadu, like any effective security leader, works behind the scene. He pulls the strings quietly. Speaks less but observes...
The Administrative and Finance Committee of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has thrown its weight behind the leadership of the Nigeria National Office, passing a resounding vote of confidence in Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, amid growing commendation for the council’s operational stability and staff relations....
At critical moments in the life of public institutions, reform-minded leadership often attracts resistance, controversy, and organised opposition. This has been the historical pattern across government agencies, universities, regulatory bodies, and examination institutions. The ongoing tensions within the Nigerian office of the West African Examinations Council should therefore be...
The Committee of Ministers for the West African Gas Pipeline Project met in Abuja on Friday, reaffirming its central role in West Africa’s regional energy agenda. The meeting brought together ministers and high-level representatives from Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana, alongside officials from ECOWAS, the West African Gas Pipeline...
Nigeria is set to host a crucial regional conversation on social protection next week, with the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) saying the focus will be less about talk and more about fixing what is not working. At a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the Managing Director...
National Chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is implementing a historic and deliberate economic masterplan to transform Kano State into the foremost regional hub for commerce, manufacturing, logistics and transnational trade in Nigeria and across...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – Officials of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), are currently participating in the technical Experts’ Meeting taking place in Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, ahead of the Forum of First Ladies of SWEDD+ countries on zero tolerance of gender-based violence. The meeting brings together...
For those who studied Economics at the Ordinary Level in the 1970s, the name O.A. Lawal likely rings a bell. His seminal work, O’ Level Economics of West Africa, outlines the four pillars of production—land, labour, capital, and enterprise—as the essential resources for creating value. Centuries earlier, in 1776,...
The Regional Community Health Policy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was formally launched by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), in Cotonou, on March 24, 2026. Held at the Sofitel Hotel in the capital of Benin Republic, the ceremony brought together government representatives, technical and...
Conflict Research Network West Africa (CORN West Africa) has called for stronger documentation and visibility of peacebuilding activities across Nigeria as it unveiled a digital platform designed to track peace initiatives nationwide. The call was made during a recent high-level User Engagement Dialogue and Peace Actors Networking Forum on...
The Sahel region, including a large part of the ECOWAS space, bears the unenviable badge of the “epicentre of global terrorism.” The attendant insecurity is compounded by poor and failed governance systems, resource mismanagement, the effects of climate change and geopolitical shifts, among the uncertainties challenging the world order....
A high-level working meeting was held in Abidjan between the Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Melchior Athanase Joël Codjovi AÏSSI, and Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, Mr Pierre N’Gou DIMBA. This meeting, as learnt, is part of the implementation...
Today, February 22, 2026, Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman of Zinox Group, turns 70. The boy from Ubomiri, Owerri zone, Imo state, has crested the divine age. A septuagenarian. A senior citizen. A statesman. An African savant. Today, heaven acknowledges his ascension to the platinum plateau. A place where only...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening partnerships among telecommunications regulators within the West African sub-region. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, stated this at the weekend, explaining that it was in line with NCC’s commitment to collaboration and regional integration. Maida...
West African Health Organisation (WAHO), a specialised Institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), officially launched in Cotonou, Benin, a regional workshop on the alignment and harmonisation of training curricula for physician specialists and dental surgeons in the ECOWAS region.* The opening ceremony was presided over...