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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 Nigerian...

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...

June 4, 2019 No Responses

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L-R, Director General, West African Monetary Institute Ghana, Dr Ngozi Egbuna, Commissioner, Industry and Private Sector Promotion ECOWAS Commission Mr Mamado Traore, Acting Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission Ms Mary Uduk and Chief Exec...

October 19, 2018 No Responses

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Representatives of ECOWAS Securities and Exchange Commission in Abuja on Thursday in Abuja

July 31, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Seeks Increased Inter-Regional Collaboration

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Lome made a strong appeal for inter-regional collaboration on maritime security, the fight against terrorism and other crimes through effective border control. The President made the call while contributing to the conside...