By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday said the sub-region’s inadequate electricity supply sharply contrasted with its vast natural resources, vowing to ensure reliable and sustainable energy. ECOWAS’ Acting Head, Conventional Energy, Koumoin Arbaduis, made this known at ECOWAS Parliament’s Delocalised Joint Committee MeetingContinue Reading
By Chinasa Nwankwo The Nigerian community in South Africa has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently resolve challenges delaying the repatriation of about 300 Nigerians stranded in Pretoria. Mr Smart Nwobi, President of the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), tendered the appeal in a telephone interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba World Health Organisation (WHO) and Brazil have called on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics. WHO and Brazil made the call in a joint letter issued on Monday. Penned by Brazilian President Luiz da Silva and WHO chief Tedro Ghebreyesus,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Parliament has urged member states to accelerate investment in renewable energy, describing it as the pathway to bolstering rural electrification, economic transformation, and sustainable development across West Africa. Speaker of the Parliament, Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, made this known at a five-day delocalised meeting of theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Parliament is scheduled to begin a week-long meeting of its delocalised joint committee aimed at addressing West Africa’s renewable energy and electricity challenges in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday. A parliamentary statement on Sunday said the meeting is themed: “Harnessing Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification andContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged Nigeria’s ambassadors and high commissioners-designate to ECOWAS member states to prioritise security cooperation with their host countries toward enhancing regional security. She made this known at a one-day strategic retreat organised by the ministry for Nigeria’s ambassadorsContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Ahunna Eziakonwa of Nigeria as Special Adviser on Africa. She succeeds Cristina Duarte of the Republic of Cabo Verde, to whom the Secretary General is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the Organisation. Eziakonwa bringsContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Mr Mukhtar Akoshile, Vice President, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has urged Nigerian youths to support the implementation of state policing, saying it is crucial to addressing prevailing security challenges. Akoshile, who also serves as the Deputy Director of the City Boy Movement (FCT), made theContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The United Kingdom and Nigeria have unveiled a new £15 million Growth Programme aimed at unlocking private investment and accelerating economic transformation between them. The British High Commission made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. It said the two countries unveiled the initiativeContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report says the ongoing conflict in the Middle-East is expected to slow global economic growth to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from the bank’s Online Media Briefing Centre on Thursday noted that this was asContinue Reading
