We Borrowed 5,000MT Of Grains From ECOWAS – Fed Govt       The Federal Government on Sunday said a total of 5,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains were borrowed by Nigeria from the food stock of the Economic Community of West Africa States. The Minister of State for...

Nigeria Accounts For 70% Products Under ECOWAS Trade – FG       The Federal Government has said that Nigeria accounted for between 60 and 70 per cent of products under the Economic Community of West African States Trade Liberalization Scheme, noting that the nation has over 2,400...

In 16 Years, Nigeria Contributed $1.17bn To ECOWAS      Nigeria has paid more than 1,177 billion dollars to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as its Community Levy contribution in the last 16 years. According to documents from a presentation by the ECOWAS Commission to...

Nigerian Legislators Endorse Okonjo-Iweala For DG WTO   The House of Representatives has endorsed a former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The House endorsed Okonjo-Iweala at the plenary following the...

Experts Back Buhari As President Faults ECOWAS Single Currency   President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday raised concerns over the planned single currency for the Economic Community of West African States. He said the plan for the single currency, Eco, could be in serious jeopardy, unless member states...

West African Single Currency: Why Nigeria Should Tread Cautiously By Sani Ibrahim Paki   In their efforts to promote economic integration and harmonise trade and investment in their region, the 15 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday, June 29th, 2019...