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OP-ED Opinions 

Who Dares Say The Emperor Is Naked? By David Hundeyin

Elwin Mandowa,
At the ripe old age of 11, when people are typically most concerned with videogames, action figures and the onset of pubescence, I had a different set of, externally enforced, concerns. Born into a religious cult, I was going through an unusually early period of development and self-awareness that made me keenly, painfully aware that something was definitely off.  When… Read More
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Schools Reopening; If Not Now, When? By Seun Awogbenle

Elwin Mandowa,
In my last intervention on Nigeria’s education, an article which was widely syndicated, I remarked quite soundly that I can imagine the cloud of uncertainty and despair over most Nigerian students particularly those in their final year at a time their colleagues abroad were concluding examinations, moving to another level, concluding their academic programmes and even attending virtual graduation programmes,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Djibouti : la Banque africaine de développement renforce la résilience des populations rurales face à la sécheresse et aux changements climatiques (…

Elwin Mandowa,
La phase I du Programme de résilience à la sécheresse et de développement des moyens de subsistance durables dans les pays de la Corne de l’Afrique (DRSLP I), exécutée entre 2013 et 2019, a permis d’améliorer la résilience des communautés rurales de Djibouti face à la sécheresse et aux changements climatiques, indique un rapport de la Banque africaine de développement… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appointment of Director, Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU/BCRM) Mr. David J. Simpson

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David J. Simpson as the Director, Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU/BCRM), effective 1st September 2020. David, a Canadian national, brings to the Bank over twenty-five years of broad-based experience in accountability innovations, collaborative governance, grievance mechanisms, sustainability standards, stakeholder engagement and social compliance auditing & assurance… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appointment of Director, Syndication and Client Solutions Mr. Samuel Mugoya Higenyi

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Samuel Mugoya Higenyi as the Director, Syndication and Client Solutions, effective 1st August 2020. Higenyi, a Ugandan national, brings to the Bank over thirty years of pan-African commercial banking, development finance and oil and gas industry experience. He joined the Eastern and Southern Trade and Development Bank… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Southern Kaduna Killings: El-Rufai Should Stop The Genocide Or Resign By Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed

Elwin Mandowa,
Life matters but not to those who see people as a minority. They deliberately suppress people’s right to live in a society where all rights ought to be equal. They mute these rights in every sphere of life; morally, financially and economically – even in terms of protecting the people which is the primary responsibility of any serious or responsible… Read More
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Scoring Nigeria’s Education Managers In A Pandemic By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
I am eager to see how the current impasse between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be resolved. Will the government adopt the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as being proposed by the academic body or stick to its own Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) which it has said is fraud-proof?  Or will… Read More
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Why African Leaders Must Begin Implementation Of AfCFTA Immediately By Hammed J. Sulaiman

Elwin Mandowa,
In a recent research publication titled the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), the objectives and potentials of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) were thoroughly ironed out. From the research, it would seem that African leaders are not ready to implement AfCFTA despite its objectives and potential. SIIA iterated that the agreement sets forward an ambitious task… Read More
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How Nigeria Is Killing Her Own Agency (A Case Of NIPOST, FIRS And NASS) By J. ’Femifola Durosomo

Elwin Mandowa,
The raging imbroglio between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on the issue of stamp duty is quite alarming. It is a typical example of how a government can sacrifice one of its own agencies to build another. The position of the National Assembly who is supposed to be an arbiter in a situation like… Read More
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