Tag: ECOWAS
FG restores electricity to Niger, lifts sanctions, reopens border
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, restored the supply of electricity to the Republic of Niger following the directive of President Bola Tinubu that Nigeria’s...
ECOWAS May Lift Sanctions On Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
There are strong indications that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will lift sanctions imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger following...
Court Orders CBN To Pay German ₦63.7m, $10,000 For Illegal Detention
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay a German, Martin Gegenheimer, the sums of ₦63.7m and...
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso pull out of ECOWAS over sanctions
The face-off between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the military juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, has taken a new...
ECOWAS meet as region struggles with coups
West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks...
ECOWAS leaders to meet in Abuja amid coups scare
West African leaders will hold a summit later this month as the region struggles to reverse a series of coups and contain jihadist conflicts...
Niger junta sues Tinubu, ECOWAS, court rules Dec 7
The Economic Community of West African States Court in Abuja will on December 7, 2023, deliver its ruling on interim measures in a case...
Niger: ECOWAS Insists On Sanctions As Northern Elders Demand Withdrawal
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will follow its sanctions against the military junta in the...
ECOWAS orders defence chiefs to activate standby force against Niger junta
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a directive for the deployment of standby military troops to restore constitutional order in...
