News as it breaks
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strongly condemned the spate of violent attacks across the country over the weekend, including a suicide bombing in Borno State, the lynching of wedding guests in Plateau State, and an explosion in a Kano scrap metal facility. In a statement released on Sunday by his…
At the inaugural West African Economic Summit in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu, who also chairs the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), challenged regional heads of government to accelerate integration by translating policy blueprints into tangible, poverty‑reducing projects. He warned that West Africa could no longer tolerate “fragmentation amidst opportunity” while intra‑regional…
Tension has gripped Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State after suspected herders reportedly attacked farming communities, leaving one person injured and 62 houses destroyed in the wake of the violence. According to local accounts, the clash stemmed from a dispute over access to a water source located between Tor…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Strategic Board of the Nutrition 774 Initiative, describing it as a critical intervention by the Tinubu administration to confront Nigeria’s deepening malnutrition crisis. Speaking during the weekend ceremony at the State House in Abuja, Shettima called the board “a war room” assembled to…
Erratic government bans and widespread insecurity are crippling efforts to cut West Africa’s estimated 30 percent youth jobless rate, lawmakers warned at an ECOWAS parliamentary hearing in Monrovia. Speaking for the bloc’s joint committees on Administration, Finance & Budget; Public Accounts; Macroeconomic Policy; Industry; and the Private Sector, Nigerian Senator Osita Izunaso blasted…
Tuggar Urged States to Implement Landmark Decisions, As he Ends Tenure as ECOWAS Council Chair Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar bowed out as chair of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers closing the bloc’s 94 th Ordinary Session with an appeal to member states to faithfully implement a slate of…
A delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament has toured Liberia’s National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) in Monrovia, seeking lessons on how robust pension administration can buttress economic inclusion across West Africa. The visiting team—drawn from the parliament’s Joint Committee on Administration, Finance & Budget; Public Accounts; Macroeconomic Policy & Economic Research; and Industry & Private…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, has given his full support to a proposed ‘Journalists’ Village’ in Abuja, a housing scheme planned by the Federal Capital Territory Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists During a visit from the NUJ FCT leadership, led by the Chairman,…
The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged fresh measures to curb soaring unemployment across West Africa, wrapping up a week‑long joint‑committee meeting in Monrovia on Friday with a call for deeper funding for small businesses and targeted support for high‑growth sectors. Gathered under the theme “Assessing the Effectiveness of the ECOWAS Investment…
Hurricane Erick has claimed at least two lives and left widespread devastation across southern Mexico before weakening into a low-pressure system on Thursday night, authorities confirmed. The powerful storm battered coastal communities, flooding streets, toppling trees, and leaving tens of thousands without power as it moved inland from the Pacific.…
