Nigeria has been named in a new report alongside ten other countries within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as having very serious debt...
Not less than 3.3 million Nigerians have been displaced within the country as a result of various crisis and insecurity in the country, according to a...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to halt the prosecution of Nigerians for insulting public officers. This was contained in...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday insisted on a shorter transition programme in Mali and two other countries. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will leave Abuja on Friday for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that the achievement of peace is paramount towards resolving the challenges in the sub-region. Jonathan stated this on Wednesday at...
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union has announced the suspension of Burkina Faso from the Union’s activities following the military takeover of the...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has suspended Burkina Faso from the regional bloc following a coup on Monday where the military sacked the...
A report released on Thursday by a United Nations arm, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has indicated that extreme poverty in Nigeria and the West...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday imposed economic sanctions on Mali over the delay in the country’s transition programme. The sub-regional body...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday stressed the need for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders to forge a stronger alliance in order to...
Lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, has advocated the setting up of an appellate division of the ECOWAS Court as a solution for flagrant disregard to court...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Sunday leave Abuja for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African...
The Malian government has declared the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Special Representative, Hamidou Boly, a “persona non grata” and gave him 72 hours...
The Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, cautioned leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries against holding on to power beyond...
In the wake of President Muhammadu Buhari’s reiteration about the ban on Twitter services in his Independence Day speech pending compliance with some pre-agreed conditions, the...
Miss Abuja representative, Oluchi Madubuike emerged as the winner of the 2021 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) competition on Saturday, September 18. The MBGN competition...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has imposed sanctions including a travel ban and asset freeze on Mali and Guinea’s Army rulers. The decision...
Democracy must be restored in Guinea immediately in the wake of the recent coup that has threatened to destroy the country, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said....
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is scheduled to represent Nigeria at the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Governments on...
Two groups known as Global Rights and the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) have decried the poor regulation of artisanal and illegal mining activities in...
The Federal Government has implored the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take proactive steps aimed at preventing coups in the sub-region. This was...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday decided to suspend the membership of Guinea and called for the immediate restoration of civil rule...
Weak demand for Nigerian products increased the trade balance deficit to N1.87 trillion in the second quarter of 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of ousted Guinean President Alpha Condé and other detained persons....
The ECOWAS Court has announced July 9 as the date for the hearing of the coalition of applications against the Twitter Ban instituted by the Federal...
In the wake of widespread criticism over the attempt to muzzle the media, the Presidency on Wednesday refuted claims that President Muhammadu Buhari spearheaded the campaign....
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to respect the ruling of the ECOWAS Court banning the prosecution of Nigerians...
Nigerians on social media are celebrating the recent ruling by the Community Court of Justice, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) concerning Twitter ban in...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja in a landmark ruling on Tuesday, restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and its agents from imposing sanctions...
Five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of...
The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed to postpone the debut of its single currency, the “eco,” until 2027. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou,...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday pledged to continue to sustain democracy and democratic tenets among member-countries via the conduct of free,...
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana, on Saturday to attend the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Thursday adopted a draft resolution on the macro-economic convergence and stability pact. The move is aimed...
Nigeria’s growing appetite for made-in-China products resulted in the country spending N2.009 trillion on imports from the Asian nation in the first three months of this...
The African Union has announced the suspension of Mali and threatened the country with sanctions, after a second military coup in nine months. The coup had...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali after a constitutional court in the landlocked country declared the leader of military junta, Assimi...
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba has disclosed that the establishment of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) will address security threats, transnational...
The European Union (EU) has said it invested €10 million in Action Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (A-TIPSOM) Project in Nigeria. According to...
Mr. Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights crusader, has written to the United States government over the continued detention of his client,...
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a case filed by trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government of Nigeria. SERAP through...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and twenty-four concerned Nigerians have sued the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) at the ECOWAS...
Following the spate of insecurity in Nigeria, especially in the North East, the European Union (EU) has advised the Federal Government to look beyond the military...
The Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) has revealed its mandate to train 150 ex-militants who surrendered their weapons in 2018 in Calabar...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said the inclusion of more women in the Parliament and at all levels of government will foster...
Nigeria, along with other 14 countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are to benefit from the $320,000 funding from the African Development...
The costs of imported vehicles will rise sharply beginning from 2021 once the Fuel Grade and Vehicle Emission Standards Regulations of the Economic Community of West...
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced a lifting of sanctions placed on Mail in the wake of the recent coup in that country....
Mali’s transitional President, Bah Ndaw, has appointed a 25-member government in which senior military personnel have been given several key posts in a move that may...
