President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to prioritise addressing poverty and high unemployment among youth. He also called for greater investment in education, innovation, and skill acquisition to foster peace and social inclusion. Tinubu made these remarks on Tuesday during...
West Africa
A 40-year old Nigerian, Bishir Dauda, plans a 50-day advocacy and solidarity journey across West African countries to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ECOWAS. Dauda announced his initiative in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a visit to the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. Dauda is...
The Regent Secondary School, Abuja, has been named the first and only secondary school in Nigeria and West Africa to be rated ‘outstanding’ across all nine categories by British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspectors. The inspection, commissioned by the UK Department for Education (DfE), places Regent Secondary School, Abuja, among...
Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has reassured of the readiness and determination of the military to ensure that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region is fully secured. Musa, who is the Chairman, Committee of Chiefs of Defence of ECOWAS, gave the assurance...
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS), are currently meeting in Abuja to among other things, review the pledges for the ECOWAS Standby Force. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting being the 43rd, is being attended by...
Chess players and lovers have been promised thrilling moments as Nigeria hosts the Zone 4.2 West Africa Chess Championships from March 31 to April 9. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Saturday, the championships’ Media Director, Local Organising Committee (LOC), Mr Babatunde Ogunsiku, said...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) across the West African sub-region, pledging continued technical assistance and knowledge sharing to enhance democratic processes. This was disclosed on Wednesday, when INEC hosted high-ranking electoral officials from...
The National Chairman, Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria, Alhaji Tajudeen Dantata, has said Nigeria would soon be the world’s hub of the horse racing tournament. According to him, the federation is committed to making horse racing a global event in Nigeria, West Africa and the world at large. The...
Over 50 migrants attempting to reach Spain by boat from West Africa have drowned, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday. Moroccan authorities on Wednesday rescued 36 people from a boat that had departed from Mauritania on Jan. 2, the group based in Madrid and Navarra said. The...
The Lassa Coalition Governing Entity (LGE) will convene its inaugural meeting on January 16, 2025, to make a significant step towards addressing the recurring threat of Lassa fever in the West Africa region. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation...
Frances’s major military base in Cote d’Ivoire is billed to close down at the end of this month. The long -standing base, Port Bouet, is to be rid of its French troop occupants and is to be renamed General Quattara Thomas d’Aquinn base after an indigenous military figure. No...
French troops will soon begin departing from Ivory Coast, the West African country’s President Alassane Ouattara announced in his New Year address. “We have decided on a coordinated and organised withdrawal of French troops,” said Ouattara in the televised speech. The departure will begin in January, according to the...
The Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, once warned that: “If nothing is done, the effects of terrorism and organised crime in the Sahel region will be felt far beyond the region and the entire African continent.” For almost two decades now, the threat posed by groups, who espouse...
Heads of ECOWAS member states met on Saturday to finalise and approve the design of the Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway Development Project preparatory to initiating the procurement process at its next meeting. The meeting which was held in Lagos, was chaired by Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, discussed...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, General Christopher Musa, and his Nigerien counterpart, General Moussa Barmou, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing security cooperation between Nigeria and the Niger Republic. This development was disclosed in a statement issued...
GIABA, an inter-governmental action group against money laundering in West Africa, has said Nigeria recorded significant achievements in its war against money laundering and terrorism financing in 2023. GIABA said this in its 2023 annual report unveiled for ambassadors of member states, technical and financial partners on Thursday...
The new Senegalese government has unveiled measures to reduce the price of rice, oil, bread, and other basic items to address cost-of-living concerns amid high unemployment and inflation. The country’s budget Minister Cheikh Diba confirmed the development. Recall that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who won the March election, vowed...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the neglect of the education sector, saying Nigeria ranks lowest in education budgets across the West African sub-region. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this at a One-Day Workshop on ‘Emerging Areas of Students Needs in Beneficiary Institutions’, organised...
The Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana, Maj.-Gen. Richard Gyane, says violent extremism and terrorism (VET) are the biggest threats to the ECOWAS sub region, Africa and humanity. Gyane stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a mobile...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is working to set up a counter terrorism force to tackle security threats within the sub-region. The Commissioner Political Affairs, Peace and Security of ECOWAS, Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, stated this at the opening of a three-day consultative meeting of...