Twitter ban: ECOWAS court restrains Nigeria from arresting, prosecuting Nigerians
MEDIATRACNET The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday restrained the Nigerian government and its agents from imposing sanctions on any media house, or harassing, intimidating, arresting and prosecuting civil society…
ECOWAS approves ECO currency launch by 2027; restructures into seven Commissions
MEDIATRACNET The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the roadmap for the final roll-out of a common currency, ECO, for the region by 2027. The 59th Ordinary…
COVID-19 pandemic to delay ECOWAS single currency till January 1, 2022
The conditions guiding the ECO's six convergence criteria include a budget deficit of below 3 percent of GDP; public debt of no more than 70 percent of GDP; inflation rate…
ECOWAS approves setting up of revolving fund for COVID-19 vaccines
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday approved the immediate establishment of the Vaccine Revolving Fund to provide a common pool of financing for the acquisition of…
Nigeria frowns at unwieldy ECOWAS Commission; demands immediate restructuring
The Nigerian government on Saturday demands the immediate restructuring of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, as the current structure is “totally unsustainable.”
ECOWAS court delivered 30 judgments in 2020 despite COVID-19 setbacks
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice said delivered 261 judgments out of a total of 496 cases filed before it since its inception in 2003.