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August 19, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Seeks Stronger Anti-Corruption Structures, Regime In West Africa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on countries within the West African region to strengthen anti-corruption agencies in their territories and offer them ample opportunities to operate in order to tackle the scourge of corruption more effectively.He gave the charge...

July 7, 2024 No Responses

Edun: ECOWAS Single Currency Will Boost W’African Economy

Nigeria is committed to the implementation of a single currency for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said. The minister said the single-currency ECO would foste...

June 4, 2024 No Responses

IFC Awards Access Bank ‘Best Trade Partner Bank West Africa’

Access Bank has been recognised as the ‘Best Trade Partner Bank West Africa 2024’ by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Presented at the Global Trade Partners Meeting (GTPM), held recently, in Barcelona, Spain, this prestigious award highlights A...

May 10, 2024 No Responses

Coscharis Motors Set For 2024 West Africa Automotive Show

Coscharis Motors has announced plans to be part of the West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS), scheduled to hold at the Landmark Event Center in Lagos from May 14th to 16th, 2024. As one of the premier dealerships in Nigeria when...

April 28, 2024 No Responses

Grimaldi Takes Delivery Of 4th Multipurpose RoRo For West Africa

Italian shipping company Grimaldi has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth ship in a series of six multipurpose roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) units belonging to the new G5 class. Following the delivery, Great Abidjan will soon be transporting rolling freight ...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

Honda Automobile West Africa Presents Nigerian Built 2023 HRV at NADDC

The Honda Management team led by the Managing Director, Mr Takashi Nakajima, on Tuesday 30th May, 2023, presented the new Nigerian-built Honda HRV to the DG NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, MFR, at the Council’s Headquarters in Abuja. While making a demonstration...

May 11, 2022 No Responses

Sylva: FG Working To Improve West African Gas Pipeline Project Performance

The Federal Government will continue to work with stakeholders for the improvement of the West African Gas Pipeline Project (WAGP) performance. Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening...

March 14, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Celebrates WAEC At 70

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. WAEC holds its 70th annual council meeting in Abuja from March 14 to March 18. The president’s spokesman, Mr Femi A...

April 22, 2021 No Responses

Sierra Leone’s Road Safety Authority Seeks FRSC’s Support

The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has called on its Nigerian counterpart to assist it in strengthening and building its road management authority. The Executive Director of SLRSA, Mr Ibrahim Sannoh, who made the call when he led a...

April 12, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Leads West Africa In Organic Agriculture Promotion

Nigeria is leading in the promotion of Organic Agriculture in the West Africa region, the Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission, Mr Ernest Aubee, has said. Aubee said this in his closing remarks at the cocktail event on `Reporting Back...

March 11, 2021 No Responses

ICT Development: Nigeria Seeks Increased Regional Collaboration among West African States

Nigerian government has called for increased regional collaboration for the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem in West Africa as a potential digital hub on the global ICT map. Minister of Communications and Digi...

December 6, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Seeks ECOWAS Commitment As ACFTA Begins January

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the commitments of member states of the Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement begins on January 1, 2020. Buhari made the call at the 13th...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

WAEC Withholds Results Of 215,149 Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215,149 candidates over alleged various forms of examination malpractices. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known at a news conference on Monday in...

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. ...