Tag: ECOWAS
NIS spells out entry requirements for non-Nigerians
The comptroller general of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, has stated the entry requirements for non-Nigerians travelling to Nigeria.
According to NAN, spokesman...
ECOWAS leaders agree $1b anti-jihadist plan
West African
leaders on Saturday announced a billion-dollar plan to fight the rising problem
of jihadist violence in the region, at a summit in Burkina Faso.
The...
$17bn lost to illicit financial flows annually – TI
Transparency International (TI) has said that Nigeria loses
not less than $17 billion annually through illicit financial flows.
The executive director of TI and Civil Society...
FG concludes plan to privatise Ajaokuta Steel Plant
The federal
government may have made up its mind to privatise the multi-million Naira
Ajaokuta Steel Plant located in Kogi State despite opposition by a section...
What Buhari wants from Nigerians as he turns 76
Welcome to our club of over 75--IBB
He should go back to Daura for a deserved --PDP
President Muhammadu Buhari celebrated his 76th birth day on...
EU envoy wants end to gender-based violence in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ketil Karlson, has advocated an end to gender-based...
FG announces sanctions against foreigners who overstay without necessary approval
The federal government has come up with a regime of sanctions against foreigners who overstay in Nigeria without the necessary approval.
The sanction, which depends...
Security challenges: Osinbajo calls for cooperation among Gulf of Guinea states
The vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has called on the Gulf of Guinea states to collaborate and tackle security and maritime challenges in the...
Int’l affairs experts to FG: Block Morocco’s application to join ECOWAS
Nigeria hosts the 52nd Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja...