On November 29, Mr. HOSAKA Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, received a courtesy call from H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems. The outline of the courtesy call is as follows. At the outset, Parliamentary Vice-Minister HOSAKA expressed his appreciation for the contribution of H.E. Dr. Mayaki, who has […]
The Speaker, Anita Among, has tasked the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to make a comprehensive study on the status of valley dams and irrigations schemes across the country. The directive given during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 28 November 2023, follows recommendations by the committee following their assessment of water for agriculture […]
The ECOWAS Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development (FRSD) is an instrument established by the ECOWAS Commission with support from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), to address fragilities in the ECOWAS region. Implementation of interventions are undertaken through a Financial Cooperation Window that focuses on infrastructure led by KfW, and […]
A High-level delegation from ECOWAS Commission and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has visited Freetown, Sierra Leone following a plot by certain individuals to acquire arms and disturb the peace and constitutional order in the country. The delegation which met with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone on November 27, 2023, […]
Under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) (https://REA.gov.ng/) of Nigeria is set to play a key role at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 5th of December, 2023. […]