In a landmark move to boost small businesses and empower women in the informal sector, the Lagos State Government has unveiled a N500 billion fund dedicated to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with a special focus on women traders. The initiative was announced during the Lagos grand finale of the ECOWAS Caravan 2025, a […]
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hadja Ibrahima, has called for a comprehensive legal framework to guide the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across West Africa. Speaking through the Second Deputy Speaker, Adjaratou Coulibaly, at a regional parliamentary meeting in Dakar, Senegal, Ibrahima said AI must be strategically integrated into education and innovation […]
In a decisive move to confront the chronic energy challenges stalling industrial productivity in Kano State, the European Union, in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, has launched two Energy Efficiency Networks. The initiative, officially unveiled on Monday, aims to support the commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria by promoting […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is grappling with serious integration challenges following the withdrawal of three member states — Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger — and is now pushing for renewed unity, solidarity, and reform across the bloc. Speaking at the 37th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Administration and Finance […]
The Federal Government says it is crafting innovative financing models and deepening partnerships with development agencies, notably the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and key financial institutions, to bolster domestic fish production and meet Nigeria’s three million metric-tonne annual demand. At the launch of the “Scaling Fish Farming through Finance” initiative under the FISH4ACP project […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched the Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus (SWEDD+) project, a $365 million initiative aimed at promoting gender equality, healthcare, and economic empowerment in West Africa. The project, unveiled on Monday in Abuja, targets five countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, The Gambia, Senegal, and Togo. […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to collaborating with the European Union (EU) delegation in Nigeria. This partnership aims to enhance youth programs and initiatives that promote self-reliance among young people, bridging the gap between them and the government. During his visit to the EU delegation in Abuja, […]
