Nigeria’s Head of State at the time of ECOWAS founding was General Yakubu ... past achievements such as the introduction of a common passport, the free movement of citizens, and peacekeeping ...

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff, Chairman of the ...

ECOWAS sets 2027 launch for Eco currency, aiming to boost regional economic integration and stability amidst global ...

ECOWAS, had activated a 5,000-man standby force to combat terrorism in West Africa. Speaking on behalf of the region’s Defence Chiefs, the Chairman of the committee and Nigeria’s Chief of ...

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff ... ensure the full security of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, region. Musa, who serves as Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of ...

"I am pleased to highlight the activation of the ECOWAS standby force to combat terrorism in the subregion," said Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria's defense minister. "The activation of this ...

Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has stated that to effectively address the security challenges in the West African sub-region, collective efforts from all affected countries are ...

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, met with the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to ECOWAS, Ambassador Gautier MIGNOT, as well EU Heads of Mission to ECOWAS at ...

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has reassured the readiness and determination of the military to ensure that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...

The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States has dismissed a case challenging Nigeria’s geopolitical structure, ruling that the country did not violate regional or ...

To succeed, ECOWAS would always need a visionary and courageous Nigerian leader to pilot it. Why Nigeria? Nigeria has been the major country in the region with all the essential ingredients ...