Italy supports ECOWAS with $14m on risk management, sustainable development… Spends $200,000 on Newly Inaugurated ECOWAS Disaster Operation Centre in Abuja

Italy supports ECOWAS with $14m on risk management, sustainable development… Spends $200,000 on Newly Inaugurated ECOWAS Disaster Operation Centre in Abuja

The Government of Italy has invested over $14 million in the last one year on risk disaster management and sustainable development in West Africa. The Ambassador of Italy to Nigeria, Mr Stefano De Leo said this at the inauguration of the ECOWAS…

EU Advises Tinubu to Create Enabling Environment for Private Sector to Thrive

EU Advises Tinubu to Create Enabling Environment for Private Sector to Thrive

The European Union on Thursday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create enabling environment for private sector to thrive in the country. The Head of European Union Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States, Samuela Isopi gave this…

4 INMATES REGAIN FREEDOM IN KWALE CUSTODIAL CENTRE

4 INMATES REGAIN FREEDOM IN KWALE CUSTODIAL CENTRE

-BY ONORIODE ETATSEMI: Four inmates in the Kwale Custodial Centre have regained their freedom from the prison by the Delta State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Theresa Dai while additional four were granted bail. Speaking during the second quarter prison visit to Kwale…

WFP to Spend $2.5 billion on Hunger, Malnutrition in Nigeria

WFP to Spend $2.5 billion on Hunger, Malnutrition in Nigeria

The United Nation World Food Programme (WFP) is spending $2.5 billion in the next four years to assist Nigeria in combating hunger and malnutrition. This is was revealed in Abuja on Wednesday during a joint press conference by WFP and the Ministry…

Nigeria, India Sign MOU to Combat Trafficking in Drugs

Nigeria, India Sign MOU to Combat Trafficking in Drugs

Nigeria and India have taken a tough step to combat trafficking in illicit drugs between the two countries, with a historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Narcotics Control Bureau of India…

Sierra Leone Election: ECOWAS Deploys 95 Election Observers

Sierra Leone Election: ECOWAS Deploys 95 Election Observers

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is deploying 95 Election Observers to the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone holding on June 24. A statement on Wednesday said: “The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has…