Wadagni, who currently serves as Benin Republic’s Minister of Finance, secured victory in the presidential election held on April 12, 2026.
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The organisation disclosed this in a notice published on its website on Thursday, stating that the exercise is aimed at strengthening implementation of its sectoral programmes.
Vice President Kashim Shettima is representing Nigeria at the summit, marking the first time he has led the Nigerian delegation at an ECOWAS meeting on home soil while the President remains in the country.
Its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
In a statement, the Commission said Heads of State and Government had, at their December 2024 summit in Abuja, adopted a measure that will remove taxes applied to air transport and reduce passenger and security charges by 25 percent from January 1, 2026.
Ladoja made the appeal when the outgoing Controller of Customs, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Compt. Gambo Aliyu, paid him a farewell visit at his Bodija residence in Ibadan on Sunday.
Troops, including soldiers from neighbouring Nigeria, are to support the government and protect the country’s constitutional order.
The commission urged respect for Benin’s constitutional order and commended the security forces for their efforts to restore calm.
Obi, in his verified X handle on Sunday, said while ECOWAS was quick to condemn the Guinea-Bissau military-arranged glitch, it had remained silent on the technology glitch as witnessed in other countries.
These were contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by Oluwatosin Ajayi, the media aide of the man of God.
He described the bizarre circumstances surrounding the coup announcement by the sitting President, Umaro Mbalo, as strange
The commission, which made this known in a statement, noted that terrorists usually target innocent civilians of all religious denominations.
It will be deployed in line with the provisions of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance
According to the mission, the amount is an intervention in response to the mass displacement of people affected by the series of violent attacks by armed groups across Benue and Plateau in Nigeria’s north central zone.
At the ECOWAS Police Focal Point Officers meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, senior officials and representatives from across the 15 member states gathered to discuss progress, challenges, and strategies in preparing regional police forces for peace support operations under the ECOWAS Standby Force.
The ECOWAS Commission, through its Communication Directorate, organised the competition in five media categories – Print, Television, Radio, Online, and Photojournalism – as part of activities commemorating the ECOWAS 50th Anniversary this year.
MRA urged the Government to promptly comply with the Court’s directive to bring all such laws in Nigeria into conformity with its international human rights obligations, stressing that failure to abide by the judgment would not only undermine the rule of law and weaken the regional human rights system but also further tarnish Nigeria’s reputation as a democracy committed to the fundamental rights of its citizens.
Muhammadu Buhari, the immediate past president of Nigeria, died on Sunday in a London hospital.
Both countries last week signed a peace accord in the United States of America to stop the crisis between them, which has led to the death of several citizens.
President Tinubu raised the concern in his opening speech at the 67th ECOWAS Authority’s Ordinary Session in Abuja, one of his last acts as chairman of the 50-year-old regional economic bloc.