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Africa Investments 

African Development Bank-supported road project stimulates improved health, education and household incomes in northern Ghana – study

Elwin Mandowa,
Communities and households in northern Ghana are enjoying the benefits of better road conditions, increased local economic activity, and better access to health and education, thanks to a road project funded by the African Development Bank. The findings were made in an impact evaluation conducted by Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank, four years after the Bank… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Our Governor Has Done Wrong Again, By Allen Sowore

Elwin Mandowa,
The heading of this piece rhymes   Ola Rotimi’s play, Our husband Has Gone Mad Again.  In Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again, Ola Rotimi  took a comic swipe at ideological misfits and opportunists who strut the ever- ready political landscape of contemporary Africa, and indeed Nigeria.  Governor Rotimi Akeredolu perfectly fits into the character- Lejoke- Brown and his political excesses. … Read More
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Gambia: Incumbent Adama Barrow wins presidential election

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– – The incumbent president of The Gambia Adama Barrow has been declared winner of the country’s presidential election. He thus retains power with results from all the districts now in across the country. The independent electoral commission on Sunday evening declared President Barrow winner, defeating his main challenger Ousainou Darboe. Mr. Barrow had won over 54% of votes but… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

South Africa’s President Is Not In West Africa To Taste ‘Jollof Rice’, By Chido Nwangwu

Elwin Mandowa,
I do know that South Africa’s President, Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, is not, currently, engaged in a site-seeing trip for west African traditional dances.  He’s not in West Africa to taste whose jollof rice is better….  As a strategic thinker, he envisions some opportunities from some of the challenges facing Nigeria. After all the pursuit, protection and promotion of the national… Read More
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Sanwo-Olu’s “White Paper”, Walk For Peace Or Trampling On Truth, By Bolaji O. Akinyemi

Elwin Mandowa,
The Apostolic Round Table (ART) having read through the White Paper released by the Lagos State Government on the report submitted by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Related Matters into the massacre at the Lekki Toll Gate on the 20th of October, 2020 viewed the White paper a grand betrayal of… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Economic Conference: Development community calls for universal vaccine access to mitigate impact of Omicron, other Covid-19 variants

Elwin Mandowa,
Cabo Verde President José Maria Neves on Thursday joined the development community in calling for urgent universal vaccine access as a way to mitigate the impact of Omicron and other variants of the Covid-19 virus. The World Health Organization on Friday categorized Omicron as a Covid-19 “variant of concern”, signifying that it could be more contagious than other known mutations.… Read More
Africa Investments 

A school in Niger uses cutting-edge equipment to train engineers, adding to the growing pool of skilled young Africans

Elwin Mandowa,
Souleymane Bahari, a teacher who runs the mechanical engineering workshop at the Kalmaharo technical centre in Niamey, Niger’s capital, marvels at how much training standards have risen over the past decade. From 2010 to 2019, the number of students at the centre more than tripled to 1,031 as aspiring engineers poured into classrooms reorganised and refitted with new equipment. The… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Fuel Subsidy Removal: A Tricky Policy Response to Win 2023 By Dr Nasir Aminu

Elwin Mandowa,
Last week, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) announced that fuel subsidy would end by February 2022. He added that the pump price of fuel would range between N320 and N340 per litre – more than twice the current price. Nigeria has been subsidising fuel since the 1970s to ensure Nigerians buy petroleum products… Read More
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Seductive VAT Data Raises More Questions Than Answers, By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
In the last two Mondays two newspapers – Daily Trust and Nigerian Tribune – have published data on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first eight months of 2021. The reports have shed more heat than light. On Monday, November 22, Daily Trust published an exclusive story entitled, “Kano beats entire five South East in VAT collection.” In the tradition of the newspaper,… Read More
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