ECOWAS partners groups to interrogate insecurity, country resilience By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through its early warning directorate, has unveiled a strategic dialogue with various groups to conduct a conflict-mitigating country resilience and human security assessment. Dr Chris Ngwodo, Director-General, Office for Strategic PreparednessContinue Reading
Mali, B/Faso, Niger exit threat heartbreaking —ECOWAS VP By Mark Longyen The Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, has described the threat of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit the bloc as sad and disheartening. Tchintchibidja made this known in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
Council unveils guideline for promoting businesses enterprise in Nigeria By Fortune Abang The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) in collaboration with Integrity Organisation and UN Global Compact Network Nigeria have pledged to unveil governance guidelines to enable business enterprises thrive. The organisations made this known in an interview withContinue Reading
ECOWAS grooming children for future leadership roles -VP By Mark Longyen The Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, says the sub-regional bloc is grooming West African children for future leadership roles. Tchintchibidja stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Industry experts say the tourism sector globally is currently valued at a whopping 10 trillion dollars. According to them, this is three times more profitable and valuable than the agricultural sector and constitutes about 10 per cent of global GDP. Data fromContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu The Government of Djibouti has broken new grounds in the fight against malaria by using mosquitoes to fight mosquitoes. Neil Morrison, Oxitec’s malaria Chief Strategy Officer, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday, said the country took the lead inContinue Reading
Netherlands to strengthen relations with Nigeria – Ambassador By Yahaya Isah The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Nigeria, Wouter Plomp, has reaffirmed the commitment of his country to strengthening bilateral relations with Nigeria. Plomp communicated this when he led a delegation from the Netherlands on a courtesyContinue Reading
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over the setbacks in the fight against sexually transmitted diseases. The UN organisation reported in Geneva, that the annual number of new syphilis infections rose from around 7.1 million in 2020 to eight million in 2022. The organisation said that theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen ECOWAS unveiled on Wednesday, the West African Competitiveness Observatory (WACOB), an online platform, to facilitate regional trade and stimulate economic growth across the sub-region. President of the ECOWAS Commission Dr Omar Touray who unveiled the module in Abuja, said the platform would enable policymakers and businesses toContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Dr Alim Abubakre, British Nigerian founder of TEXEM UK, the United Kingdom leadership development organisation, has praised Nigerian lady, Abigail Katung as the first person of African descent to be appointed Lord Mayor of Leeds. In a statement on TEXEM’s website, www.texem.co.uk, Abubakre said the monumental achievementContinue Reading
