The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting with the country’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore. Issoufou added that the 15-member bloc…
*Lagos records zero conviction as 213 die in seven years, 145 building collapsed in 13 years (Punch)*Lagos trains social workers on sign language (Nation)
Lagos records zero conviction as 213 die in seven years, 145 building collapsed in 13 years (Punch) No fewer than 213 persons have lost their lives in seven major building collapse incidents in Lagos State in the last seven years,…
ECOWAS countries now spend more on security than development – AfDB (DailyTrust)
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said security expenditures are rapidly displacing development expenditures in the ECOWAS sub-region because of increased levels of insecurity. Dr Adeshina, who spoke at the 56th Ordinary Session of…
ECOWAS, others move to eliminate child marriage in West Africa (Guardian)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed commitment to eliminate child marriage in the region through the validation and implementation of its reviewed Child Policy and Plan of Action. ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender, Dr.…
EU envoy wants end to gender-based violence in Nigeria (Guardian)
11 December 2018 The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ketil Karlson, has advocated an end to gender-based violence in Nigeria. He urged relevant stakeholders and authorities to engage in aggressive…
Atiku shares his thoughts on Ease of Doing Business and Opportunities for Economic Growth (#Time2Atikulate series)
Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria has always held enormous potential but that potential has yet to be fulfilled despite it being Africa’s largest economy and a prime investment destination. According to the PDP presidential front runner “our country is blessed with…
ECOWAS’ single currency to take off 2020 (Sun)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has given the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) a fresh mandate to ensure that the long-awaited single currency takes off in 2020. Speaking exclusively to Daily Sun, the Director General of WAMI, Dr…
* Togo’s President condoles with Nigeria over Lagos tanker fire (Guardian) * PDP mourns victims of Lagos tanker fire, Katsina windstorm (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 30, 2018 Togo’s President condoles with Nigeria over Lagos tanker fire (Guardian) President Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo on Friday in Katsina, condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari on the fire disaster caused by a…