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OP-ED Opinions 

World Health And The Exit Of America’s Leadership By Osmund Agbo

Elwin Mandowa,
Effective July 6, 2021, America will cease to be a member of the World Health Organization. The Trump administration  earlier this week, notified both the US Congress and the United Nations, announcing the decision to begin the process of withdrawal. As the single largest contributor to the global health body, the United States provided more than $400m, about 15% of its… Read More
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US No Student Visa Policy Amid Nigeria’s Careless Approach To Education By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
I may not know the number of Nigerians that would be affected by the US latest decision not to issue visa to international students whose universities have moved their classes online, the figure is likely to be substantial. Going by the information credited to Morgan State University on the official website of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Nigeria tops… Read More
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Oyedepo’s Faith Healing Claims: Churches And Misinformation About COVID19 In Nigeria By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
My attention has been drawn to a report in one of the national dailies (The Nation, June 29, 2020) titled, 114 Church Members, Healed of Coronavirus-Says Oyedepo. In this report, Bishop Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church International also known as Winners’ Chapel claimed that over 100 members of his church had been healed of the coronavirus. However, the report… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), ImpactHER and UN Women policy briefing webinar

Elwin Mandowa,
“Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Fight Against COVID-19 – The Role of Government” What: Launch of the AFAWA, UN Women and ImpactHER Policy Brief Who: Gender, Women & Civil Society Department – Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa Initiative, ImpactHER and UN Women When: 1:00pm – 2:30pm GMT, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 Where: Online via Zoom The African Development… Read More
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Imperative Of Criticizing Of Religion In Africa By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa has been designated as a deeply religious society. An African scholar, John Mbiti described Africans as notoriously religious. He stated that religion permeated all aspects of African life, thought, and culture. Indeed. polls after polls have pointed to the African continent as the global headquarters of religion and epicenter of global religiosity. The region has more people who profess… Read More
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The Arrest, Grilling And Detention Of Ibrahim Magu: The Ephemerality Of Power By Mike Ozekhome (SAN)

Elwin Mandowa,
Mr Ibrahim Magu has been acting as EFCC Chairman for over five years. The Senate on two occasions refused to confirm him, based on a clear report on damning allegations of corruption levelled against him by government secret agency, the DSS. Magu’s compromised supporters and cheap publicists, eating from his table and those afraid of public denigration in the so… Read More
Africa Investments 

Post COVID-19: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021, African Development Bank says in African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate well, according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank, released on Tuesday. In a comprehensive socio-economic assessment of the pandemic’s impact, the Bank said growth was now projected to rebound to 3% in 2021 from -3.4% in the worst-case scenario for 2020. The predictions… Read More
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