ECOWAS

May 26, (THEWILL) – The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has been elected President of the ECOWAS Committee of Directors of National Hydrological and Meteorological Services (NMHSs). According to a statement issued by NiMet on...

April 23, (THEWILL) – The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened an Extraordinary Session in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on the potential relocation of the bloc’s institutions and agencies currently situated...

April 23, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on its efforts in regional integration and economic cooperation. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, at the inauguration of a series...

April 15, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has gazetted and transmitted the ECOWAS schedule of tariff offers for trade in goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to its secretariat. The agreement establishes zero duties on 90 percent...

March 22, (THEWILL) – Leaders of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Eastern Zone, have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court)...

January 29, (THEWILL) – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic formally exited membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday. The three countries have teamed up to form a separate confederation called the Alliance of Sahel...

December 27, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has described terrorism allegations against Nigeria and other member states of the regional bloc by Niger Republic as “unfounded”. Niger's transitional President, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, had in a...

December 16, (THEWILL) – The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Dr Omar Touray announced, during the 66th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held on Sunday at the...

December 16, (THEWILL) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, effective January 29 to July 29, 2025, to reconsider decision to exit the regional bloc. President of the ECOWAS...

December 15, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders in West Africa to draw inspiration from Ghana's recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity. Speaking at the opening of the 66th Ordinary...