The PF in a communique issued after a session of members where the organisation reviewed the current state of the nation in Lagos last weekend, noted that Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa and the ECOWAS sub-region, has played a critical in supporting the member states.
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He said this on Wednesday in Abuja while declaring open a seminar by the West Africa Tax Administration Forum on “Exchange of Information’’ as a tool to combat offshore tax evasion, especially in the ECOWAS sub region.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says ” there is no gain without pain”, Nigerians must endure the temporary effects of the borders closure to reap the attendants benefits.
GIABA is a specialised institution of ECOWAS and the Financial Action
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday promised that his administration will uphold the principle of separation of powers and support the judiciary in the State.
The ECOWAS Parliament on Monday appealed to the Nigerian government to reopen its closed borders as it hampers on the implementation of free trade movement within the ECOWAS region.
Hon. Ahmed Wase, Deputy Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has been sworn in as a new Member of the ECOWAS Parliament during the Second Extra Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Monrovia, Liberia.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja said the Nigerian leader made the call at the Extraordinary Summit of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Counter-Terrorism in Ouagadougou.
A statement from the Media office of the State House, Abuja, said the President was received on arrival at the Ouagadougou International Airport by President Roch Kabore of Burkina Faso, on Saturday.
Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
Ferdinand Nwonye, the ministry’s spokesperson, who disclosed this in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja, said the summit will hold on September 12, in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
Returning Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, says he will focus attention on ensuring the security of Nigerians living abroad and attracting Foreign Direct Investment to the country.
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, says the commission in collaboration with Nigerian Government will provide boreholes, rehabilitate damaged schools and health facilities in communities affected by insurgency in the Northeast.
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured ECOWAS member states of Nigeria’s continued bilateral electoral assistance to countries in the sub-region based on need.
The president had on July 7 signed the AfCFTA agreement at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State in Niamey, Republic of Niger.
NLC Tax Justice Officer, James Eustance, made this call while leading a Road Walk to the ECOWAS commission to create awareness on the recently released OXFAM report which revealed that “69 per cent of Nigerians were living below the poverty line’’.
Alo made this known at a meeting of labour experts and general assembly of the ECOWAS with the theme: “Strengthening social dialogue for the promotion of decent work in the ECOWAS region” on Tuesday in Abuja.
Atoki disclosed this in an interview with newsmen at the end of the 11th Judicial Retreat held in Goshen, Nasarawa State.
A communiqué read by Mustapha Suleiman, Nigeria’s Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the leaders lauded Buhari for his unrelenting commitment to regional integration
Jean-Claude Brou, President, Economic Community of West African States Commission, has called for more support of development partners and the International Community in tackling the security challenges affecting the sub-region.