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Winners of the 2021 YouthADAPT Solutions Challenge announced at COP26

Elwin Mandowa,
Winners of the 2021 Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT) were unveiled today at COP26 in a ceremony held at the Africa Pavilion in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The YouthADAPT Solutions Challenge, launched on 6th September 2021, is an annual competition jointly organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank, as part of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration… Read More
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Free University Education No Longer Sustainable In Nigeria, By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Emmanuel Osodeke, a few days back revealed an aspect of Nigerian university lecturers’ negotiation with the Federal Government that many of us probably didn’t know. He disclosed how the union rejected government’s plan to increase school fees of all university students to N1m during its last negotiations with lecturers. Speaking at… Read More
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African Development Bank, AUC, and UNECA pledge more resources to improve land governance in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Thursday pledged to work more closely with governments to beef up land governance systems. In a joint declaration at the end of the 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa, the organizations pledged financial and technical assistance “to ensure that land governance… Read More
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#JusticeForTundeEleyele: Why Police And Military Brutalities Are Getting Rampant Again, By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

Elwin Mandowa,
As the Keke Marwa reached Ile-Iwe junction, I counted 21 police vans and an armoured tank sorrounded by gun-fllashing officers restless and harrasing passersby. No regrets whatsoever. Nothing apologetic. “They murdered one of us and still keep beating us up, which kind thing be this?” Before one could query more, three fiery officers, cursing and spitting, pounced on one of… Read More
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What Happens In Anambra On Saturday? It Depends By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
Just hours before voters in Anambra State decide the next governor, a party not on the ballot is getting serious attention.  The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the separatist group demanding an independent homeland, has declared there would be no election on Saturday not only to press its separatist demand, but also to demand the release of its leader, Nnamdi… Read More
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Niger : de nombreux projets de la Banque africaine de développement contribuent à améliorer les conditions de vie de millions de personnes entre 2009…

Elwin Mandowa,
En finançant de nombreux projets transformateurs au Niger entre 2009 et 2020, la Banque africaine de développement a contribué à l’amélioration des conditions de vie et de travail de millions de personnes, note la Revue synthétique des résultats du pays, publiée mardi 2 novembre par la Banque. La première institution multilatérale de financement du développement en Afrique a accompagné 1,8… Read More
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Anambra Election And The Imperative Of Sit-At-Home Resistance By Onyiorah Paschal

Elwin Mandowa,
Ever since the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) announced its intention to declare a week-long sit-at-home resistance in the entire Southeastern region, in the event that President Muhammadu Buhari remains adamant to the unconditional release of Mazi Onyendu Nnamdi Kanu before November 4, 2021, there has arisen a litany of hue and cry from Igbo and Nigerian Politicians alike, and… Read More
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COP26: The Last Chance Saloon Of Our Modern World By Dr Nasir Aminu

Elwin Mandowa,
This week, about twenty-five thousand people from nearly 200 different countries are attending the 26th annual edition of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, a two-week event. The attendees include activists, negotiators, delegates, world leaders – including our own President. The gathering is for taking action on the climate crisis. COP26 was launched just two days after the G20… Read More
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Sudan’s army forms new government after coup

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– – Sudan’s army that carried out a coup last month has announced the formation of a new government. The coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane rejected calls for him to re-instate the toppled civilian prime minister by the international community. He quickly dissolved the government on October 25 after he led the coup, arresting civilian leaders that were part… Read More
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