NEWS

ECOWAS Calls on Islamic Scholars to Bring Up Workable Arrangements to Tackle Extremism, Terrorism in West Africa

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Islamic scholars to devise a workable arrangement to tackle extremism and fight back terrorism in the West African subregion. Speaking at the West African Islamic Conference on Security & Governance, on Thursday in Abuja,

COLUMNS

The Kano Model: How Faith Leaders Can Fight Disinformation in Nigeria and West Africa

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

By Senator Iroegbu In an era where falsehoods outpace truth, Nigeria and its Sahel neighbours find themselves on a perilous digital battleground. Disinformation threatens democracy, national security, and social harmony across West Africa. False narratives, amplified by social media and coordinated networks with ties to external powers, undermine elections, stoke ethnic

NEWS

Nigeria Asks for Fairness, Inclusivity in Position Sharing Among ECOWAS States

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

Nigeria has asked for fairness and inclusivity in sharing positions among member states of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu gave this advice on Tuesday in Abuja to the Economic Community of West African States Adhoc Committee on rotation of statutory positions, stating

NEWS

Cape Verdean President in Nigeria to Attend ECOWAS Court

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2025

President of the Republic of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves is among dignitaries expected to grace the opening ceremony of the 2025/2026 legal year of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 2nd October at the seat of the Court, in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement on Monday by the Head, […]

NEWS

ECOWAS Stategizes to Get US$2.61 Billion to Fund Standby Force

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2025

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has meant to fine tune the strategies to adopt to meet the US$ 2.61 billion annually required to emplaced 5,000 personnel for the West African Standby Force The Ministers of Defence and Finance from the regional bloc gathered in Abuja on Thursday and Friday to put final touches […]

EDUCATION

ECOWAS to Support School Feeding in West Africa with €4.5 million

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2025

The Economic Communities of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Friday said it has set aside €4.5 million to support the implementation of home grown school feeding in primary schools across the West African region. The Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, ECOWAS Commission, represented by the Director Agriculture and Rural Development, Alain Traore, stated this