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Foreign1 week agoChinese Embassy donates 32 laptops, stationery, others to Nyanya primary school
Chinese Embassy on has donated 32 laptops, generator, and other stationery to China-Assisted Model Primary School in Nyanya, Abuja to help enhance their computer skills. Amb....
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Foreign2 weeks agoAGRA seeks partnership with ECOWAS to strengthen agric policies, ensure food security
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), an agricultural institution on Monday expressed the desire to work closely with ECOWAS to strengthen agricultural policies, sustain...
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Foreign2 weeks agoNigeria among first five in access to electricity in West Africa
Five West Africa Countries have topped the energy access status in the ECOWAS region with their population having access to electricity, the ECOWAS Regional Centre for...
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Foreign2 weeks agoECOWAS MPs support Nigeria land border closure
Hon. Ahmed Wase, the First Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament on Wednesday said that the temporary closure of Nigeria’s land borders has improved the security situation...
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Foreign2 weeks agoIndian High Commission marks Constitution Day
High Commission of India in Abuja on Tuesday celebrated it Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of the country’s constitution which was done on Nov. 26,...
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Foreign3 weeks agoNigeria, ECOWAS, UN collaborate to improve the condition of older people in the region.
The Federal Government is set to work closely with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations for the introduction and implementation...
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Foreign3 weeks agoCote D’Ivoire, Gambia says security situation improves with ECOMIG operations
Cote D’Ivoire and Gambia has said that security situation in their countries has improves through the help of multiple security operations and ECOWAS military intervention in...
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Foreign3 weeks agoMali, Burkina Faso records over 302,000 IDP’s,
Mali and Burkina Faso on Friday said that their countries have recorded over 187,139 and 115,000 respectively. The countries gave their report at the ongoing Second...
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Foreign3 weeks agoGhanaian Parliamentarian says Nigeria closure of border affects trade
Ghanaian Parliamentarian, Clement Humado, said that the closure of Nigeria border, especially Nigeria-Benin border was affecting the country’s trade because several trucks from Ghana were stranded...
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Foreign3 weeks agoBurkina Faso, Cape Verde says climate change affects the region
Climate -Edeni Abuja, Nov.21, 2019( NAN) Parliamentarian from Burkina Faso and Cape Verde on Thursday said that Climate change was one of the major challenge affecting...
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Foreign3 weeks agoECOWAS worried by Guinea Bissau, other crisis in the region
The ECOWAS Parliament and Commission on Wednesday raised concerns over the security challenges in the region. It called for collective efforts to restore stability in the...
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Foreign1 month agoIndia High Commission marks 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji
India High Commission on Saturday marks the 550th birthday of Guru Nanak Dev ji Gurupurab, the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism. The High Commissioner...
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Foreign1 month agoIndian High Commissioner says unity in diversity can ensure peace, stability
Mr Shri Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria said on Friday that diverse and complex societies such as Nigeria and India need to strike...
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Defence/Security2 months agoFRSC refers 7,000 traffic offenders for evaluation test
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that over 7,000 traffic offenders have gone through psychological, emotional evaluation test since 2017. The FRSC FCT Sector...
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Health2 months agoWAHO releases strategy for combating health risks at regional level
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has released its regional strategy for communication and coordination between ECOWAS member states and regional institutions in epidemic control in...
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Foreign2 months agoInstitute identifies data bank, civil registration as requisite mechanisms for addressing statelessness
The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies said on Thursday that the emplacement of a data bank and the enforcement of Civil registration in West Africa...
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Foreign2 months agoECOWAS Commission, Early Warning Response Network meet to review conflict prevention tools
ECOWAS Commission on Monday met with the ECOWAS Early Warning Response Network (ECOWARN) to review its monitoring tool for conflict prevention and to improve on the...
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Agriculture2 months ago
Millet can guarantee food security says expert
Dr Khadar Vali, an expert on health and food says millet is the only food that can stand the test of time and guarantee food security...
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Foreign2 months agoECOWAS Court orders Nigerian government to pay N10m compensation to dismissed soldier
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay N10 million compensation for the violation of right to work to Pte....
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Foreign2 months agoIndian High Commission trains 529 Nigerians in 3years, says High Commissioner
Indian High Commission has so far trained 529 Nigerians in Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) in the past three years. Mr. Abhay Thakur, High Commissioner...
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Foreign2 months agoECOWAS court orders prosecution of 2018 Benue mass killing perpetrators
The Community Court of Justice ECOWAS on Friday ordered the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of the January 2018 mass killings and destruction in...
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Foreign2 months agoEU to support ECOWAS with 20m euros intervention fund for peace, security
The European Union said on Friday that 20.4million euro would be used to support ECOWAS as intervention fund to prevent and manage conflicts and security threats...
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Foreign2 months agoSaudi treats 8,000 eye patients, conducts 694 surgeries in Nigeria–Ambassador
The volunteer medical campaign by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to combat blindness and its causes said diagnosed and treated 8,000 patients of eye related freere...
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Foreign2 months agoECOWAS, EU, German gov’t to inaugurate regional peace, security projects
ECOWAS, the European Union (EU) and the German government is set to officially inaugurate the ECOWAS Peace, Security Architecture and Operations (EPSAO) Project. A statement by...