Tag: ECOWAS

Burkina Faso and Mali join forces with Niger in a coup that will result in war.

On Monday, Burkina Faso and Mali issued a joint statement warning against military intervention in their neighbor and coup-stricken Niger, claiming that such action would equate to war in the…

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President Tinubu hosts a special ECOWAS meeting after the Niger coup

The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government may have convened an emergency meeting as a result of the political unrest in the Republic of Niger, which was hosted…

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New ECOWAS chairman President Tinubu is expected to take office.

President Bola Tinubu will be announced on Sunday (today) as the new chairman of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS). Bayo Onanuga, a former media aide to the…

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Caution your supporters against incitement, ECOWAS tells politicians

The Economic Community of West African States has asked politicians to caution their supporters against inciting comments. He also asked Nigerians to be patriotic. In a statement made on Friday,…

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Food scarcity: Nigeria borrows 5000 metric tonnes of grains from ECOWAS

As the prices of food commodities in Nigeria continue to sky rocket, the Federal Government on Sunday said a total of 5,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains were borrowed by…

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Okonjo Iweala gets ECOWAS’ nod for WTO job

Nigeria’s former minister of finance Dr Ngozi Okojo Iweala’ candidature has been endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS as its candidate for the World Trade Organization…

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