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In a bid to enhace mobility and further strengthen border security across ECOWAS sub-region, the Nigeria Immigration Service has rolled out the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card, ENBIC. At the event in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said the launch is coming up after eleven years . The ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card ENBIC, is rooted in the authority of ECOWAS Heads of states and Government which […]
The Director General of the Nigeria Mining Cadastral Office, NMCO, Obadiah Nkom says synergy between the NMCO and ECOWAS will drive growth and development of the mining sector, in the African continent. Dr. Nkom made this known when he received a delegation from the ECOWAS led by William Baidoe, in his office, in Abuja. The Director General of the NMCO said Nigeria needs human capacity to bring out its abundant […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting journalistic excellence by recognising the vital role media professionals play in advancing the bloc’s mission and fostering regional unity. Speaking at the official launch of the ECOWAS Media Excellence Awards 2025 in Abuja, the Senior Adviser to the ECOWAS President, Mambury Njie, stressed the importance of acknowledging those who communicate developments from the ground and uphold […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Plan International, an International Non-Governmental Organization have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to address issues affecting girls and young women, especially in the West Africa region for another period of three years (2024 –2027). The new MoU replaces an earlier one which was also for three years. At the event in Abuja, the President of the Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu […]
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, says Nigeria is to get not less than 55 percent of the global water fund. ECOWAS Commissioner for infrastructure, Energy and Digitization, Sediko Douka announced this at the 5th ordinary session of the ministerial monitoring committee, MMC, meeting for a permanent framework for coordination and monitoring of integrated water resources management, IWRM, in Abuja. He said this is based on Nigeria's large […]
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, FMHAPA, in partnership with the Economic Communities of West African States, ECOWAS and the Nigerian Red Cross Society, NRCS have initiated a Humanitarian Response Assistance Project, Phase 2 for flood affected and human disaster communities in six states. The project is to support the efforts of President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda to address humanitarian situations across some states with worse affected […]
The President of Senegal, Bassirou Faye, has vowed to reopen talks with the military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina-Faso to reintegrate them into the Economic Community of West African States. This followed President Bola Tinubu’s appeal for renewed efforts to negotiate the return of the sister counties into the regional bloc after military takeovers in 2022 and 2023. “We can discuss with our brothers and convince them to come […]
A standby force is set to be established by the Economic Community of West African States to aid Nigeria and other West African nations in combating terrorism. This initiative comes as the bloc faces escalating terrorism in the Sahel region. ECOWAS aimed to raise $2.4 billion to create this force, as announced by the regional body’s Commissioner in charge of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, on Tuesday at […]
The 2nd edition of the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon will be held on Saturday, 16 December 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. Race Director Gabriel Okon, while disclosing this information said, the 2023 edition is a half marathon of 21.09km and with a spiced 5km special race fot fun, targeted at families and other fun runners. In a statement issued on Monday, interested participants were advised to pick up their free […]
