By Monday Ijeh The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Worldwide has appointed Mr Titus Alagba as its new Coordinating Chairman. Mr Hamzaosa Odeidahosa, Secretary General, NIDO Africa, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Odeidahosa said Alagba, the current Chairman of NIDO Africa was appointed the coordinating chairContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Sidie Tunis, says the sanctions on Niger Republic will be lifted if the junta releases President Mohamed Bazoum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Speaker gave the assurance when a 19-man delegation from Africans Without Borders paid himContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday, repatriated 281 stranded and detained Nigerians in different camps in Libya to Nigeria. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a report seeking the adoption of laws and policies on quotas and gender balance in decision making in the region. The report of the joint Committee on Social Affairs, Gender and Women Empowerment, was presented to the parliament on Monday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for unity and enforcement of protocols that promote cohesion in the region. Dr Omar Touray, ECOWAS Commission President, stated this while reading the communiqué at the end of the 64th Session of the ECOWAS Heads of StateContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The European Union (EU), has called for more global action against human rights abuses. The EU Deputy Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Zissimos Vergos, made the appeal during the presentation of a play on human rights violation titled, `Lurk in the Dark’, directed by Agozie Ugwu, on SaturdayContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Friends of the Earth Africa (FoFA), has urged the ECOWAS Parliament to adopt legislations to stop the massive deforestation and pollution in the region. The NGO also urged the parliament to develop regional-wide policies to stop the expulsion of communities by companies setting up industrial plantations,Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon Parliamentarians from Niger Republic attending the 2023 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, have called for the lifting of sanctions on the country. They also called for a political solution to the impasse, so as get the military junta to return the country to constitutional governance.Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), has hailed 10 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Volunteers who served in Sierra Leone, for their meritorious services. The DTAC Director-General (DG), Dr Yusuf Yakub, said that the TAC volunteers were recognised by Sierra Leone for being the best set toContinue Reading
By Hadiza Mohammed Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Chairman of the 51st Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) has described the persistent political instability in West Africa as a threat to democracy. Tuggar said this at the ministerial-level meeting of the council in AbujaContinue Reading
