By Maureen Okon Nigeria and Bulgaria recorded a huge leap in bilateral trade in the first five months of 2024, Yanko Yoldarnov, Bulgaria’s envoy to Nigeria, has disclosed. According to him, Bulgaria’s exports to Nigeria grew by 122 per cent and imports from the largest West African economyContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The United States government on Friday said that it was not planning the establishment of any military base in Nigeria. Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), West Africa Coordination Element Lead, Department of Defence, made this known during a media roundtable with select journalistsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called for strengthened cooperation between Nigeria and Tanzania in shared aspirations for continental growth and unity. Shettima made the call on Tuesday when he received former Tanzanian President, Jakaya Kikwete, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He explained that the call became necessary sinceContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament has proposed new budget reforms for consideration by leaders of the subregional bloc. The committees are those of Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research. The lawmakers also recommended the amendment of the 2016 Supplementary Act, whichContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Amb. Olawale Awe, Head, ECOWAS National Office, Nigeria, has said that the ECOWAS parliament, commision and the Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) must work in synergy to achieve success. Awe stated this while presenting a paper at a meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint Committee onContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Sen. Osita Izunaso, a legislator of the 6th ECOWAS Parliament has called for election of members directly by their constituents, rather than through nomination by their countries as it is today. Izunaso, the First Rapporteur of the parliament’s Joint Committee on Public Accounts, made theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, has called on the bloc’s member states to scale up funding for the institution to meet its challenges. Ibrahima made this known while declaring open a meeting of the Parliament’s Joint Committee on administration, budget, finance, publicContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen A Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament led by Nigeria’s House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu is holding an oversight meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The five-day event comprises some of the parliament’s standing committees; Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, MacroeconomicContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Mr Li Xuda, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy, says tourism volunteers will boost the tourism sector between Nigeria and China if strategically used. He said it would also strengthen the bilateral cooperation between both countries. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Li made the callContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) Task Force has urged the Republic of Benin and Niger Republic to put aside their differences through dialogue and reopen their common frontier. The Task Force Chairman, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, made the call in a statement made available to theContinue Reading
