The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commenced its 2026 recruitment exercise, inviting qualified citizens from member states, including Nigeria, to apply for over 30 vacancies across its institutions. The regional bloc disclosed this in a notice published on its official website on Thursday, stating that the exercise is aimed at strengthening the…
Election observers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have raised concerns over the coup in Guinea-Bissau, asking the military authorities to release government officials detained during the incident. The observers made the call in a statement signed by the Head of the West African Elders Forum and a…
The Economic Community of West African States has restarted efforts to finalise its long-pending Regional Blue Economy Strategy, beginning with a high-level consultative workshop held on Monday in Abuja. The workshop gathered key representatives from ECOWAS member states, regional economic bodies, and continental institutions to review and validate the draft strategy, which has been inactive…
The Economic Community of West Africa Lassa Fever International Conference began in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The four-day conference is organised by the West Africa Health Organisation. The theme of the conference is “Beyond borders: Strengthening Regional Cooperation to combat Lassa Fever and Emerging Infectious Diseases.” Building on the first Lassa International Conference held in Abuja…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Economic Community of West African States Mediation and Security Council, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has raised concerns over the apparent inclusion of all ECOWAS member states in a new wave of United States visa restrictions, describing the policy as a significant barrier to trade, diplomacy, and regional…
The Economic Community of West African States has been called upon to chart a new course toward financial independence and institutional reform by reducing its reliance on foreign aid and development partners. Speaking during the opening of the 37th meeting of the ECOWAS Administrative and Finance Committee in Abuja, on Sunday, the Commissioner for Internal…
The Economic Community of West African States, through its specialised health institution, the West African Health Organisation has urged researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders to contribute to strengthening regional health security against Lassa fever and other emerging infectious diseases. WAHO made the call on Friday in a statement while announcing the second Lassa Fever…
IN TODAY’S VIEWPOINT, PENSIONERS FM TAKES A LOOK AT THE IMPLICATIONS OF ECOWAS-AES SPLIT About fifty years after its birth, economic community of west Africa states, Ecowas has become a fractured entity. On 6 July 2024 Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso, countries in west Africa Sahel region, declared the formation of the alliance of…
About 1000 vulnerable individuals affected by the 2024 flood disaster in Bauchi State benefited from multipurpose intervention funded by the ECOWAS Commission. This was disclosed by the State Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Tanko Sununu, at the Grand Finale Ceremony of the Ecowas Emergency Response Project held at the Bauchi Government House on…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama on January 7. “Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who had visited the Nigerian leader earlier in December,” Special Adviser to the President on Information…