Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said electoral management bodies can no longer avoid Artificial Intelligence (AI) and must instead establish robust security safeguards to ensure its responsible use and protect public trust in electoral processes. Prof. Amupitan stated this on Tuesday, October...
West Africa
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has declared open the Small Arms and Light Weapons Identification and Tracing (SALW-IT) Simulation Programme in Abuja. The five-day programme, running from 12th to 16th October 2026, is designed to strengthen participants’ capacity to identify, mark, register and trace small arms, light...
. In many of Prof. Chinua Achebe’s novels, he used proverbs to deepen his message; for instance, “having the yam and the knife” means that someone has complete control, absolute power, or the total ability to decide how a resource or situation is handled.In Nigerian and West African contexts,...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Mr. Suleiman Kum as the new Head of its Nigeria National Office (HNO), succeeding Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, who recently assumed office as the Registrar of the council. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos by...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has urged the new leadership of the ECOWAS Commission @ecowas_cedeao to prioritise regional unity and integration to advance the progress of the sub-region’s people and economy. This, he said, can be achieved by building bridges of friendship and promoting programmes and policies that will...
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has provided fresh details on the return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma to his country, describing the development as the successful conclusion of a diplomatic process led by Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States...
At least 25 people, most of them children and teenagers, have lost their lives after a passenger bus crashed into a ravine on Cabo Verde’s Fogo Island. The fatal accident occurred on Saturday as the bus was returning to the city of Sao Filipe from an excursion to Cha...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday bade farewell to former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma as he departed Nigeria to return to his home country after spending more than two years in the country. Jonathan disclosed the development in a post shared on his official X account, where...
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has held high-level bilateral talks with Cabo Verde’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, H.E. Manuel Augusto Lima Amante de Rosa, aimed at expanding cooperation in trade, transportation, tourism and regional integration. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 26th...
An eight-month international law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the arrest of 58 people and the identification of 263 suspects linked to West African organized crime groups involved in cyber-enabled financial fraud, money laundering and other serious criminal activities. Dubbed Operation Jackal IV, the coordinated operation...
The Force Headquarters, ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (FHQ ESSMGB), on Saturday 22 August 2026, organised a monthly route march in Bissau, as part of efforts to promote physical fitness, foster teamwork and enhance operational efficiency among personnel. Speaking after the exercise, the Force Commander ESSMGB, Brigadier General...
Force Commander of the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB), Brigadier General Danjuma Ribah Dantani, has charged Nigerian troops serving in the mission to remain disciplined, professional and focused on their mandate, warning against conduct capable of undermining the mission or tarnishing Nigeria’s image. Dantani gave the charge...
A member of the Central Planning Committee of the 7th ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award Lecture, Amb. Jeremiah Caleb Onyedikachi, has congratulated the recipients of the 2026 ZIK International Peace and Leadership Awards, describing them as exemplary leaders whose achievements continue to inspire peace, good governance, economic transformation...
Federal Republic of Nigeria on Saturday joined the Government and good people of the Republic of Benin to commemorate the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary, reaffirming the long standing bonds of friendship, regional cooperation and shared commitment to peace and security between the two neighbouring nations. Assistant Director Army Public...
Bauchi State has secured a $91.6 million financing package from the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to fund the construction of 24 strategic roads and bridges across the state. Governor Bala Mohammed disclosed this while addressing journalists after returning from the formal signing of the Bauchi State...
By VICTOR CHIAHEMEN, Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a three-day regional workshop in Abuja to strengthen Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) systems across West Africa, reinforcing the region’s preparedness and response to public health emergencies amid growing health, environmental and socio-economic threats....
..Says health crises do not wait To better address public health emergencies, West Africa must immediately strengthen its prevention and response mechanisms through more robust and resilient health systems. The Executive Director of the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC), Dr. Mamadou Diarrassouba, made this call...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has launched a renewed regional initiative to strengthen health knowledge management and promote seamless information sharing across ECOWAS Member States, marking a significant step towards building stronger, evidence-based health systems in West Africa. As part of the initiative, WAHO...
Vice President Kashim Shettima and other West African leaders have arrived the Julius Maada Bio International Conference Centre in Lungi, Sierra Leone, for the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS. The Vice President is representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reassured Nigerians that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, while urging citizens to remain vigilant and rely only on verified information from official sources. The Minister gave the assurance on Thursday in...