Tag: ECOWAS
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Tinubu seeks new frontiers to fight terrorism
President Bola Tinubu has urged his West African colleagues on the need to urgently activate the ECOWAS Standby Force to deal with terrorism in the sub-region.
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What Tinubu said as he bows out as ECOWAS Chairman
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.
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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger would soon return to ECOWAS – Tuggar
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has expressed optimism that the three Sahel countries, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which recently withdrew from ECOWAS, would soon return to the bloc.
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What Tinubu, Gowon said at ECOWAS 50th anniversary celebration
President Bola Tinubu has called on West African leaders to uphold and pass on the vision of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the regional bloc marks its 50th anniversary.
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Buhari jets out to UK for medical check-up
Former president Muhammadu Buhari, says his inability to attend the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) held in Lagos on Wednesday, was due to a medical check-up in the UK.
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Tinubu arrives Lagos for ECOWAS 50th anniversary
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday for the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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BREAKING: Lagos govt announces major traffic diversions ahead of Tinubu’s visit for ECOWAS summit
The Lagos State Government has issued a travel advisory for motorists ahead of the ECOWAS Summit, scheduled from May 27 to 29.
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Happy survival to ECOWAS at 50 – By Owei Lakemfa
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, suffering from serious arthritis, cerebral malaria and a splitting headache by three countries, turns 50 on May 28, 2025. It had a dream of regional integration, including a free and seamless flow of persons, services and capital, the
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Gowon: There’s still hope for Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso’s return to ECOWAS
Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, and ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, have voiced optimism that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso will eventually rejoin the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as diplomatic efforts to mend ties continue.
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ECOWAS court orders Nigeria to release man detained for 16 years
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to release a Nigerian businessman, Moses Abiodun, who has been in detention since 2009 without trial.