SEC DG urges West Africa to fast-track Capital Market Integration
The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has called on West African countries to fast-track ...
Tag: ECOWAS
Nigeria spends N4 trillion on fuel imports in H1 2025Â
Nigeria has spent a total of N4 trillion on fuel imports in just the first six months of 2025.Â
Nigeria records 663 million metric tonnes in exports to ECOWAS in H1 2025 — NEPCÂ
Nigeria exported a total of 663 million metric tonnes of products to 11 ECOWAS member states in the first half ...
Nigeria, Benin begin implementation of economic cooperation agreementÂ
Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have commenced the implementation of a new economic cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral ...
West Africa could unlock billions of dollars in investments with harmonized digital market—WATRA Â
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) has said that creating a unified digital market across ECOWAS could unlock billions ...
WAES: West Africa exported goods valued at over $166 billion in 2024 – TuggarÂ
Nigeria's Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has said that in 2024, West Africa's exported goods were ...
‘The era of pit to port must end’ – Tinubu tells West African leaders at WAES2025Â
President Bola Tinubu has called on West African nations to end the practice of exporting raw minerals without processing them ...
ECOWAS MP flags West Africa’s youth unemployment as among world’s highest at 24.95%
West Africa’s youth unemployment rate has reached 24.95%, placing the region among the worst globally.Â
Tinubu calls for stronger ECOWAS trade integration to maximize AfCFTA’s potential in West AfricaÂ
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has urged ECOWAS nations to deepen economic cooperation and support intra-regional trade, emphasizing that the African ...
Nigeria signs ECOWAS Tariff Offers under AfCFTA to boost regional tradeÂ
Nigeria has officially gazetted and transmitted the ECOWAS Schedule of Tariff Offers for Trade in Goods under the African Continental ...
