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July 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria, Benin Republic To Tackle Multiple Taxes On Transit Cargoes

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Benin Republic counterpart on Monday agreed to address the multiple taxes on transit cargoes along the ECOWAS corridor. They also agreed to harmonise the import prohibition policy to ensure that whatever was banned...

May 20, 2023 No Responses

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L-R: Special Adviser to Ekiti State Governor on Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Prof. Bolaji Aluko; Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji; Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Samuela ISOPI; Chief Economic Adviser to the Go...

July 16, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria, EU Present Report On Maize Value Chain

The Nigerian Government and the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, on Friday, presented a report on the value chain analysis study on maize. A statement issued on Friday explained that the collaboration was done between Nigeria’s Ministr...

March 2, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA GETS NEW MARITIME GUARD COMMANDER

The Nigerian Navy has appointed Commodore Aliyu Gaya as the new Maritime Guard Commander of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Commodore Aliyu Gaya takes over from Commodore Ezekiel Nyako Lamiri, who has been redeployed to the Nige...

December 16, 2021 No Responses

Yakubu: Undemocratic Takeover Of Govt Poses Great Challenge To ECONEC

The undemocratic takeover of government in some West African countries has created a great challenge for Electoral Commissions in the sub-region, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Speaking at Wedn...

October 28, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Pan African Centre Opens In Lagos

Ecobank Nigeria has concluded arrangements to commission its new head office building, the Ecobank Pan-African Centre (“EPAC”). The ultra-modern edifice situated along Ozumba Mbadiwe Road on the highbrow Victoria Island, Lagos will be commissioned by...

June 17, 2021 No Responses

NEXIM Bank Urges Nigeria To Boost Regional Trade

The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) has advised the Federal Government to make effort to boost Nigeria’s trade in the ECOWAS and African continent. Managing Director, NEXIM Bank, Mr Abba Bello, gave the advice in Abuja on Wednesday, at t...

February 6, 2021 No Responses

Court Orders C/River To Repay $6.4m To ECOWAS Bank

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the government of Cross River State to repay the sum of US$6,455,846 to the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). In its ruling on Friday, the court also ordered the Nigerian State...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

ECOWAS Court Gets Legal Instrument To Enforce Judgments In Ghana

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice as the Competent National Authority for the enforcement of the decisions of the court in the Republic of Ghana. A statement issued by the...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

African Association Of Cross Border Trade Seeks Collaboration With NSC

The African Association of Cross Border Trade has called for collaboration with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in the area of trade facilitation amongst ECOWAS countries, expansion of and compilation of trade statistics on Cross Border Trade. ...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: ECOWAS Distributes Chloroquine For Member States

The West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered over one million kits for member states to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The new order,according to the sub-regional body, is to supplement its ongoing distribution of other kits and medicines including...

December 23, 2019 No Responses

AfDB Explains $20bn Investments’ Portfolio In ECOWAS Region

The African Development Bank (AfDB) portfolio investments in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region is 20 billion dollars. This is contained in a statement released by the bank’s Communication and External Relations Department on Sunda...

July 1, 2019 No Responses

ECOWAS Adopts ECO As Name Of Single Currency

The leadership of Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of State and Government at the weekend in Abuja, Nigeria adopted ECO as the name of the single currency to be issued in January 2020. The leaders at their...

June 30, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Steps Down As ECOWAS Chairman, Seeks Common Security Strategy In W/Africa

Insecurity challenges in the West African subregion can only be effectively tackled if a common strategy is adopted by member states, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Meanwhile, the Economic Community Of West African States ( ECOWAS) heads of s...