Four out of every ten children in Nigeria are trapped in child labour, a Nigeria Child Labour survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The report, ‘Nigeria Child Labour Survey 2022,’ was launched in Abuja on Thursday. Specifically, the survey established that 39.2 per cent of Nigerian children across all age … Read more
President Macky Sall of Senegal has bemoaned the high cost of organising elections in Africa. The president, whose tenure ends on 2 April when the new president-elect, Bassirou Faye, takes over, said while democracy remains the best form of government, the process of choosing leaders is quite ruinous to the economy of African nations. Mr … Read more
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to host the African Central Bank in line with the vision of the Abuja Treaty. Addressing leaders at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday, President Tinubu said his administration will … Read more
The military junta in Niger is recalcitrant and has refused to release President Mohamed Bazoum and members of his cabinet and family, the President of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray, said on Sunday in Abuja at the ongoing meeting of ECOWAS leaders. Mr Touray also said the junta, which … Read more
West African heads of government resolved on Sunday to set up another committee to negotiate with the military junta in Niger, making it at least the third committee set up by the regional body, ECOWAS, to negotiate with military rulers who sacked President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup in July. The new committee includes the … Read more
The President of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray, said political stability, peace and security remain critical for West African countries to attract investment that will aid development. He said the region’s fragile democracy and persistent security challenges have affected the risk rating of the region and the flow of … Read more
The West Africa Democracy Network (WADEMOS), a transnational network of 35 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from the region, has called on the ECOWAS to adopt term limits, to address tenure elongation in West Africa. The call comes ahead of ECOWAS Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government scheduled to hold in Abuja … Read more
