WAEC Appoints Dangut as Registrar for Five-Year Term
ABUJA, Nigeria – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Amos Dangut as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer for a five-year…
Topic
West Africa
ECOWAS Startup Awards: Can $65,000 Help Create Jobs?
ABUJA, Nigeria – Sixty young entrepreneurs arrived in Abuja with ideas, pitches and ambitions; by the time they left, three had won a combined…
Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa
ACCRA, Ghana – Shrinking water resources, degraded farmland and changing weather patterns are intensifying competition for land and water across West Africa, with parliamentarians…
ECOWAS Seeks Stronger Ties With Sahel States
ABUJA, Nigeria – The ECOWAS Sahel relations agenda will remain a priority for the regional bloc despite the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and…
ECOWAS leaders converge in Abuja for future talks
ABUJA, Nigeria – West African leaders converge in Abuja as the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government…
Shettima Reaffirms Nigeria’s Commitment to West African Stability
ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice President Kashim Shettima reaffirms Nigeria’s commitment to peace, political stability and economic cooperation across West Africa, warning that the region’s…
Oxford Launches First Human Trial of Lassa Vaccine
ABUJA, Nigeria – The global push to curb Lassa fever reaches a decisive turning point as scientists at the Oxford Vaccine Group administer the…
Nigeria Urges West African Insurers to Tackle Climate Risks
Oluwafunbi Bello ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has urged West African insurers to develop innovative risk solutions…
Tinubu Urges ECOWAS to Criminalise Resource Theft in West Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to classify resource theft — including…
WACCPS Strengthens Clinical Physiology Training to Boost Health Standards
ABUJA, Nigeria – The West African College of Clinical Physiology Sciences (WACCPS) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing physiology through postgraduate training and regional…