PAttack By Tiamiyu Arobani The United Nations has condemned a suicide bombing during a Sunday Mass at a Damascus church that killed 25 worshippers, including women and children. No fewer than 60 churchgoers were also wounded in the attack. A gunman opened fire inside the Greek Orthodox St. Elias ChurchContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has urged his West African colleagues on the need to urgently activate the ECOWAS Standby Force to deal with terrorism in the sub-region. The Nigerian leader expressed concern over the slow pace of its operation, stressing the need to move from concept to realityContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He succeeds Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past two years. The announcement was made during the 67th OrdinaryContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Students of St. John Vianney Science College, Ukwulu, Anambra, have emerged overall winners at the inaugural virtual UK-Nigeria Debate Championship. Representing Nigeria were schools namely, Britarch Schools, Sure Start School, Abuja; St. Augustine’s College, Jos; and St. John Vianney Science College, Anambra. The UK representatives were CentralContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu has lauded the commitment of ECOWAS leaders to work towards reshaping economic diplomacy in West Africa and build a sub-region that works for all. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said this during a dinner organised for delegates attending the West African Economic SummitContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Turkish Airlines has celebrated ten years of its operations in Abuja, describing it as a celebration of “dreams taking flight.” Its General Manager, Mr Akin Carkci, stated this in Abuja, at a dinner organised to mark ten years of direct flights between Istanbul and Abuja since 2015.Continue Reading
The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has conducted a free medical outreach in Witbank, one of its host communities in that country. A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja by the union’s National Publicity Secretary, Akindele Olunloyo, said the exercise held on Saturday.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Popoola The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says President Bola Tinubu‘s Renewed Hope Agenda presents a unique opportunity to place children’s well-being at the heart of national development. The outgoing UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, made the remark at the presentation of the UNICEF Nigeria 2024Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen ECOWAS Parliamentarians (MPs) have proposed measures aimed at addressing the challenges facing private sector growth and job creation in the subregion. The lawmakers made this known at the end of a meeting of their Joint Committee on Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Research, Industry,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has secured an understanding with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to collectively confront terrorism and violent extremism in the subregion. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, disclosed this at the 94th Ordinary Session ofContinue Reading
