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Still On UNN N500 Cash Prize For Best Graduating Student By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
I got several telephone calls following reports of the N500 cash prize awarded to the best graduating students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka a few days back. According to the news report, the three best graduating students of the federal government-owned institution were asked to share a sum of N1, 500 among themselves.  The award was tagged Sir Odumegwu… Read More
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Nigeria Democracy Day : A Bespectacled Devil In The Details By Evans Ufeli Esq

Elwin Mandowa,
Democracy is a widespread people’s participatory system of government that runs deep into citizens ’consciousness with the freedom it promises and hits back to the cord of human preservation against oppression and human right violations. By its very intention, democracy leaves the human race with an attempt at bettering and reshaping the world until politicians stepped into the equation, society… Read More
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Biafra: The Politics Of Security And Insecurity By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
Divided like never before in its tortured history of nationhood Nigeria is unsafe, wracked by rampant banditry and armed robbery, terrorism, ethnic strife, industrial kidnapping and random violence. The country has never had it so bad, this bad! Yet, despite these challenges sapping the morale of Nigerians our ‘elected’ leaders in Abuja carry on as if nothing is amiss. There… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia’s former president Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97

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– – Zambia’s former president, Kenneth Kaunda who was the first to serve as the country’s president after leading it to independence has died. He died on Thursday at the age of 97 after he was admitted to a military hospital in Lusaka. The former president was being treated for Pneumonia while on admission, according to the government. Kenneth Kaunda… Read More
Africa Investments 

IFC and the African Development Bank Launch Program to Support Women Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire

Elwin Mandowa,
In order to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands of Ivorian women smallholder farmers in the staple food sector, IFC and the African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative announced today a new partnership program. The three-year advisory project – in consultation with Côte d’Ivoire’s government and financial institutions –… Read More
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Conditional Cash Transfer: Poverty Reduction Programme Marred By Ricketiness, By Israel Olatunji Tijani

Elwin Mandowa,
It began with a 183 km journey from Lagos to Ede-South local government area of Osun state. According to the data made available by the National Social Safety-net Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Ede-South LGA has 3,673 households and 12,947 individuals captured in the National Social Register (NSR). I headed to the social development office at the local government where I met… Read More
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The Twitter Twist: Inside The Damage Control War Between Dumb And Dumber And Associates By Kennedy Emetulu

Elwin Mandowa,
I’m not happy to say what I’m about to say, but I just have to say it. I know there are lots of people who would take exception to me describing public actions by the Nigerian government and/or the government officials themselves as dumb and dumber. While I respect such people’s choice of what is polite language in public space,… Read More
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Those Who Know The Ills Of Darkness Should Not Harm The Moon By Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed

Elwin Mandowa,
For decades Nigerians have been battling with all kind of illnesses, the pains are too much to bear.  The strength to withstand the ground has been shattered. Nigeria is bleeding at the moment and no amount of surgery can stop it from bleeding. The unity of the country has been murdered by  assassins in power. The arrogance of Dictator Buhari,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Egypt: African Development Bank approves loan of €83 million for Egypt’s electricity sector to spur economic recovery from Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved an €83 million loan to finance the second phase of Egypt’s Electricity and Green Growth Support Program. The funding is part of the Bank’s budget support to the Egyptian government to strengthen its electricity infrastructure, which is expected to bolster the private sector and accelerate recovery from the Covid-19… Read More
Africa Investments 

Sustainable and Responsible Finance

Elwin Mandowa,
The webinar, titled Sustainable and Responsible Finance: Lending and investing with care for environmental and social impacts, will bring together expert panelists to discuss the importance of sustainable and responsible finance in Africa. Panelists will share their perspectives on: How financial institutions can develop a holistic environmental and social framework that has a positive impact, aligned with the best practices… Read More
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