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Nigeria and Brazil have opened a new chapter in diplomatic and economic relations as the second session of the Nigeria–Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM) commenced in Abuja on Tuesday. The high-level meeting, which marks a significant step in fostering bilateral cooperation, is expected to produce the signing of over 30…
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 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.…
A high‑level delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament fanned out across Conakry on Tuesday in a continued bid to spotlight substance abuse and mental‑health challenges plaguing West Africa’s youth. Led by Hon. Fanta Condé, the mission spent day three of its regional sensitisation tour at three frontline institutions: the Psychiatric Unit of Donka…
The ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint Committee has entered the second day of its delocalised meeting in Monrovia, Liberia, undertaking a crucial review of the region’s investment framework amid a worsening unemployment crisis that disproportionately affects the youth. In a presentation that struck a chord with regional lawmakers and stakeholders, Liberian Senator…
In the midst of mounting hostilities between Iran and Israel, President Donald Trump has called on the Iranian government to urgently return to the negotiating table, warning that Tehran is not gaining the upper hand in the escalating confrontation. Speaking during a press briefing at the G7 summit in Canada…
President Bola Tinubu has announced plans to visit Benue State on Wednesday to commiserate with the victims of last Friday’s brutal attack in Yelewata community, which left scores dead and reignited outrage over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis. Speaking in Abuja on Monday during the inauguration of the Greater Abuja Water…
