(Special Report) ‘Hard criteria for ECOWAS single currency may kill idea’
Strong indications have emerged revealing that it will take more than one decade for many of the 16 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States to meet the four primary convergence criteria for ECOWAS single currency. There is…
Border closure: W’African nations fight back; reject Nigerian goods, shut shops
Getting to three months, it became clear to ECOWAS Countries that Nigeria means business in shutting its land borders. Though diplomatic processes seem to be ongoing at governmental levels between Nigeria and most affected neighbours including Togo, Benin, Niger and…
Can Nigerian neighbours meet FG’s 30% input in none African Products?
Latest conditions rolled out by the Federal Government on the opening of land borders linking Benin, Niger and Cameroon ahead of a tripartite meeting with ECOWAS Member States within next two weeks, have continued to elicit mixed reactions. Minister of…
UN, Foreign Affairs ministry seal deal to drive Nigerian youths in ICT skills, broadband
Ahead of 2030 target for global mobile broadband coverage, the United Nations (UN) has started international drive to deepen access to mobile broadband. The campaign was the basis for the 2017 Spring Meeting in Hong Kong, SAR of China, where…
FG ends silence on Ntia Thompson’s case, assures to protect, reward whistle-blowers
Not until several Human Rights bodies took up the case of sacked Ntia Thompson who was eased out of office because he blew whistle leading to the immediate recovery of starched $229,000, about N45mn, that the Minister of Information, Alhaji…
