To Fund $2bn Abidjan-Lagos Expressway, ECOWAS Seeks W/Bank's Support   The Economic Community of West African States has requested funding support from the World Bank for the construction of the 1,080km six-lane Abidjan-Lagos Highway. It stated that the $22.72m mobilised by the European Union and African Development...

TCN: Nigeria To Dominate Trade In W/Africa's Power Market   Nigeria has attained the frequency control level required by member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to synchronise with and comfortably sell electricity to countries in the region and earn income, the...

400 Nigerian businesses Shut Down In Ghana More than 400 businesses owned by Nigerians have been closed by authorities in Ghana, sparking a protest by owners who have issued a week ultimatum within which to resolve the surrounding the maltreatment of Nigerian business community...

UN Renews Commitment to Salvage Lake Chad The UN has renewed support for the stability and resilience to take embattled Lake Chad Basin out of crisis and to put it on the path to sustainable development. Mr Edward Kallon, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and...

ECOWAS Predicts 2.1% Growth Rate In 2018 For Nigeria   The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday predicted a growth rate of 2.1% for Nigeria in 2018, as against 1.6% in the previous year. The regional body also said that it would put everything...

Multiple Check-Points Impediment to Trade–ECOWAS The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Taskforce on Trade Liberalisation Scheme says multiple check-points is one of the impediments to trade integration along the Nigerian-Benin corridor. The Executive Secretary, Mr Justin Bayill of ECOWAS made this known in a...