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An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation led by Honourable Sediko Douka, Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization, embarked on a high-level mission to Senegal from July 3 to 4, 2025. The visit was aimed at revitalizing the Dakar–Bamako Railway, with a particular focus on the Phase 1…
As part of ongoing activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the ECOWAS Representation in Benin, in collaboration with the Government of Benin, the West African Power Pool (WAPP), and the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) Zone E, organised a commemorative march…
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the ECOWAS Commission, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), convened the second edition of the Risk-Informed Urban Development Workshop Series from July 2 to 4, 2025, in Accra. The event forms part of the Resilience Initiative Africa, a flagship project…
Nigeria and France have reaffirmed their longstanding diplomatic relationship, pledging to deepen cooperation in key areas including trade, security, education, and cultural exchange. This commitment was the focus of a high-level meeting in Abuja between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and the French Ambassador to…
President Donald Trump has announced a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian exports to the United States, effective August 1, 2025, intensifying trade tensions between the two neighboring countries. The announcement was delivered in a formal letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, marking the latest move in…
Nigeria has firmly rejected pressure from the Donald Trump administration to accept deported Venezuelan prisoners from the United States, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has revealed. Tuggar stressed that Nigeria faces enough domestic challenges and would not serve as a dumping ground for Venezuelan convicts deported under President Trump’s renewed…
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to implement a steep 50 per cent tariff on copper imports starting August 1, 2025 — a move he says is aimed at safeguarding national security and strengthening domestic industries. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, Trump revealed…
Linda Yaccarino, Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), has announced her resignation after two transformative years at the helm of the social media platform. In a statement shared on X on Wednesday, Yaccarino did not specify the reasons behind her decision but hinted that the company was entering “a…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern over the recent decision by the United States to reduce the validity of certain categories of visas issued to Nigerian citizens. Under the revised U.S. visa reciprocity schedule, non-immigrant visas — including B1/B2 (business and tourism), F (student), and J (exchange visitor)…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on 7 July 2025, hosted Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, in a strategic meeting aimed at deepening cooperation in scientific monitoring, peacebuilding, and disaster risk reduction…
