ECOWAS

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March 07, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has unveiled plans to confer an award of excellence on President Muhammadu Buhari in promotion of democracy. ECOWAS Chairman, Guinea Bissau’s Umaro Sissoco Embalo, made the disclosure at...

February 28, (THEWILL) - Amid tension over the ongoing collation of presidential election results in Nigeria, former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, led representatives of the ECOWAS Election Monitoring Team to presidential candidates of the four major political parties...

February 28, (THEWILL) - Veteran filmmaker, Fidelis Duker, has been named as one of the members of the jury for the Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ougadougou, FESPACO. According to a statement signed by ECOWAS Commissioner for...

December 05, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the new management team at ECOWAS Commission, led by Dr Omar Alieu Toure, to complete the review and harmonisation of ongoing reforms, aimed at strengthening the sub-regional body. Buhari stated...

November 28, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, in Abuja, reminded legislators of the ECOWAS Parliament on the need to align their programmes to those of the founding fathers of the sub-regional body. The President, who stated this at...

September 14, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd will on Thursday, seal a Memorandum of Understanding on the gas pipeline project with the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines of Morocco and the ECOWAS Commission. The MoU...

September 12, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, said funding of elections remains the exclusive preserve of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the remarks in response to support...

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is committed to promoting peace and harmony among ECOWAS countries. Buhari made the declaration on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja, when he received updates from former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on the face-off between...

June 30, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has demanded justification for Nigeria’s huge financial contribution to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which amounted to 1.177billion dollars in 16 years. The House mandated its committees on Inter-parliamentary...