ECOWAS

Femi Falana, a well-known lawyer and advocate for human rights, has thrown light on the unsettling pattern of coups within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (san) identified…

President Bola Tinubu, the head of the Economic Community of West African States, stated that the regional bloc was dedicated to defending the Niger Republic's democracy and human rights. The regional group must talk to the…

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), a renowned human rights activist has revealed that the Tinubu government is obligated by Section 5(4) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to obtain the permission of both chambers of the National…

Members of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, on Sunday, gave the Nigerien military a seven-day deadline to restore constitutional order and restore ousted President Muhammed Bazoum to his position. This came…

President Bola Tinubu expressed his displeasure with the "unpleasant developments" taking place in the Niger Republic as members of the Presidential Guard are holding President Mohamed Bazoum. President Tinubu responded to the crisis…

The Nigerian Passport is the weakest in the Economic Community of West African States region, in the new rankings published by Henley Passport Index for Q2 2023. The index also indicated that the Nigerian passport rose from its…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu was elected at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Mission deployed to the Nigerian general elections on Saturday has said the exercise was generally peaceful and transparent. Former President Ernest Koroma of Sierra…

Economic Community of West Africa  (ECOWAS) Observer Mission to Nigeria has implored the Federal Government to be proactive in addressing the fuel and cash scarcity citizens of the country are facing. ECOWAS further noted that the…

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has commended the Nigerian government for creating a safe environment ahead of the general forthcoming elections. This was made…

Dr. Samuel Lamptey, Representatives of the ECOWAS Commission in Cape Verde has revealed that religious intolerance poses a threat to West Africa’s region’s development and integration process. Lamptey made this known at the ongoing…

President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Brou has said the community has resumed convergence to launch of the ECOWAS single currency “ECO” in 2027. Brou made this known on…

Leaders of 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Mali from their regional bloc in response to last week’s coup, the second coup in nine months by the poor Sahel country's military. The group which…

Mali military rulers have on Saturday announced the postponement of their first meeting over the transfer of powers due to ‘organisational reasons’ nearly two weeks after ousting the president in a coup. The junta had invited civic…