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ECOWAS
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ECOWAS Unveils $25bn Rice Programme, Targets 2035 Self-sufficiency
By SIMEON OGOEGBULEM The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has unveiled a $25 billion regional rice development programme. This is even as the regional…
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Guinea Advocates Stronger Regional Energy Market Among ECOWAS Members
By SIMEON OGOEGBULEM The Prime Minister of Guinea, Amadou Oury Bah, has made a strong case for West African countries to prioritise regional electricity complementarity over…
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FG Seeks Harmonised Nursing, Midwifery Standards In ECOWAS
By Joy Onu The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to harmonising nursing and midwifery training standards across ECOWAS member states to improve healthcare quality, promote…
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Nigeria Begins Diplomatic Talks Between ECOWAS, AES In Dakar
By Agency Report Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs with his counterparts from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger at the Economic Community…
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Nigeria Seeks AfDB, ECOWAS Bank Funding For Refugees, IDPs
Nigeria has urged the United Nations refugee agency to explore partnerships with the African development banks to mobilise additional financing for refugees and internally displaced persons.…
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ECOWAS, China Pledge Cooperation In security, Infrastructure, Regional Devt.
By Agency Report The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and China have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in regional integration, peace, security and…
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ECOWAS Women Urged To Leverage Technology For Global Trade
West African women entrepreneurs have been urged to leverage technology, skills and regional trade opportunities to expand their businesses and gain greater access to international markets.…
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ECOWAS Court To Create Appeal Division, Strengthen Judgment Enforcement
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has adopted far-reaching recommendations, including the establishment of an appellate chamber, as well as stronger judgment-compliance and enforcement mechanisms, confronting longstanding…
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ECOWAS: Nigeria Deploys 86 Troops To Guinea-Bissau
By George Ameh The Nigerian Army has deployed 86 personnel to the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau as part of Nigeria’s continued contribution to regional…
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FG, ECOWAS Renew Commitment To Regional Health Security
By Joy Onu With Agency Report The Federal Government and ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening risk…
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ECOWAS Urges Member States To Enforce Regional Protocols On MSMEs
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Member States to enforce its existing protocols designed to ensure the growth of Micro, Small…
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Shettima Arrives In Lungi, Sierra Leone For ECOWAS Mid-year Summit 2026
By Ameh George Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday arrived in Lungi, Sierra Leone to participate in the 69th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…
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ECOWAS Targets 48% Renewable Energy Share By 2030
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is targeting an increase in the share of renewable energy in West Africa’s electricity mix to…
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W/Africa’s Electricity Inadequacy Contrasts With Bloc’s Vast Natural Resources—ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday said the sub-region’s inadequate electricity supply sharply contrasted with its vast natural resources, vowing to ensure…
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Liberia Urges ECOWAS To Create Task Force on Tackling Illicit Drug Trafficking
Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, John Ballout, has called for the establishment of a regional task force to tackle illicit drug trafficking…
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ECOWAS probes resurgence of terror, xenophobic attacks in South Africa
By Theodora Obayojie. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament recently ordered investigations into rising terrorist/renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The decision was…
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River Park crisis: Ghana drags Nigeria’s CAC before ECOWAS
…Alleges CAC boss altered corporate records, shares documents BY TONY UDOKA Ghana has formally escalated a simmering corporate dispute involving Nigerian authorities to the Economic Community…
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ECOWAS unveils Business Council, appoints Dangote pioneer chairman
BY GLORIA AKUDORO The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched the ECOWAS Business Council and appointed Aliko Dangote, a prominent Nigerian industrialist, as its pioneer…
