Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- Oxfam in Nigeria and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) have held strategic talks with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, seeking to broaden collaboration on some of the region's most pressing challenges, ranging from widening inequality and climate justice to security and integration.

The meeting, hosted by ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray, brought together senior representatives from the two civil society organisations.

The delegation was led by Oxfam Nigeria Country Director, John Makina, and CISLAC Executive Director, Auwal Rafsanjani, who outlined civil society's readiness to support the Commission in shaping policies that strengthen governance and fost...