The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a six-month ultimatum, from January 29 to July 29, 2025, to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to reconsider their decision to exit the regional bloc. A statement by Special Adviser…
ECOWAS mulls “special summit” for regional integration
Dr Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says the bloc is planning a special summit on the future of regional integration to address the subregion’s multifaceted challenges. Touray announced this at the 52nd Ordinary…
Ecowas: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit West African bloc
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The junta-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The three…
Cleric tasks Tinubu on root causes of coups in Africa
President Bola Tinubu has been advised to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in identifying and fighting the root causes of coup d’état in Africa, instead of threatening war after collapse of democracy in member-states. Supreme head…
NACCIMA hails Tinubu’s appointment as ECOWAS Chairman
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his election as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). NACCIMA’s President, Mr Dele Oye, made this known…
NNPC, Morocco to sign gas pipeline MoU Thursday
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited will on Thursday sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines of Morocco. In a series of tweets via its official Twitter handle on Wednesday, the NNPC stated…
Buhari sets up National Early Warning Centre in Osinbajo’s office
A National Centre for the Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism has been established with the signing of Executive Order 12 by President Muhammadu Buhari. The order signed on June 10, 2022 establishes the National Early Warning Centre pursuant…
*Sanwo-Olu inaugurates Opebi-Ojota link bridge construction (Punch)*EFCC arrests ‘Michael Jackson’ for internet fraud (Leadership)
Sanwo-Olu inaugurates Opebi-Ojota link bridge construction (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged-off the construction of the road linking Opebi-Ojota bridges to solve major traffic congestions in Ikeja. The governor added that his administration has completed over…
Charles Granville appointed IPGC Special Envoy to ECOWAS, confirms new film, “I’m in Charge” with Funke Akindele-Bello, RMD
Nollywood actor-producer, Charles Granville, has started the new year on a positive note as he has been officially named IPGC’s Special Envoy to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The appointment which commences in January, 2022, said a…
*Masked gunmen kill Lagos director, steal phone, files (Punch)*Why boys must be involved in curbing gender/domestic violence (Nation)
Masked gunmen kill Lagos director, steal phone, files (Punch) Aggrieved family members of a civil servant, Abiodun Adenuga, have called on the Lagos State Police Command to track down the gunmen who shot him at the Sindende Guest House in…