Senegal has nominated Birame Diop, a retired air force general and the country’s current minister of the armed forces, as its candidate for ECOWAS president.
UN secretary general has welcomed the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution following up on the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change.
Nigeria has canvassed global support for the proposed state police, saying the initiative will improve public trust, boost accountability and enhance internal security nationwide.
He urged African countries to develop indigenous technologies to drive implementation of data protection laws.
“We want women to be as free as men. Women are free to represent for every position. That’s the position of the NDC,” Mr Dickson stated.
Mr Harvey described the proposed collaboration as a major step towards strengthening regional maritime cooperation.
Nigeria’s age-standardised death rate was 38.7 per 100,000 in 2023, a 73.5 per cent rise from 1990.
Naval chiefs of the ECOWAS member states recently convened in Accra to strengthen the Combined Maritime Task Force in response to growing threats in the Gulf of Guinea.
The West African Examinations Council has announced the full implementation of its digital certificate services system, WAEC DigiCert, across its five member countries.
The PSC also approved the promotion of Danjuma Aboki and Dansabo Idi from the rank of commissioners of police to AIGs.
