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OP-ED Opinions 

COVID-19: What Nigeria And Its Higher Institutions Can Learn From Their Obvious Failures By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
By now, it should be obvious to everyone that the performance of the Nigerian Government and its publicly-owned higher institutions amid this COVID-19 crisis has been woefully inadequate. The advanced countries of the world are today celebrating the “Class 2020 graduates-” the special set of graduating students,  who for the first time, in many universities’ history, are having their convocation… Read More
Investments 

International cooperation can address COVID-19 challenges, says African Development Bank Vice President Khaled Sherif

Elwin Mandowa,
Representatives of the private sector, capital markets, government and multilateral institutions took part on Wednesday in a UN virtual seminar to promote long term investment in sustainable development, with a call for an international effort to address the COVID-19 crisis and keep the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on track. The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and United Nations Department… Read More
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Rape: The Failure Of Nigeria Legal Framework By Victor Adegbite

Elwin Mandowa,
Legislation is usually enacted to improve the society. The legitimisation goes far beyond the purpose of law. People say that the law reflects society and vice versa. In recent times, the prevalence of rape have increased at an alarming rate in Nigeria. This is fast becoming a pandemic worse than Covid-19 in the country as several lives are being lost… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

On Female Bodies And Illusion Of Safe Spaces In Nigeria By Deborah Adeojo

Elwin Mandowa,
As public gaze and feminist rage are directed towards seeking justice for Uwa, a 22-year-old undergraduate, raped and left for dead in an assumed safe space, a church building, it is crucial to reengage the illusion of safe spaces for female bodies in Nigeria. Her death is a classic reminder that the safety of women and girls in sexist societies… Read More
Investments 

Singer and activist Youssou N’Dour, Zambia’s Minister of Health, African Development Bank Vice President headline call to build African solidarity…

Elwin Mandowa,
How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the continent’s development goals in the post-COVID world? That was the question posed at a webinar hosted by the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) and the African Development Bank’s Civil Society and Community Engagement Division to mark Africa Day 2020. Senegalese singer and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Justice Dongban-mensem’s Delayed Appointment And The Need For A Check On Buhari’s Executive Powers By Peniela E. Akintujoye Esq.

Elwin Mandowa,
Of the three arms of government in our country, it would seem as if the Judiciary has been relegated to the background in the balance of power and its ability to regulate its own affairs.  Though unconstitutional, we have witnessed situations in the very recent past where the President purportedly single handedly suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter… Read More
Investments 

Covid-19 : la Banque africaine de développement mobilise plus de 13 millions de dollars pour soutenir la zone CEMAC et la RD Congo

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a accordé, le 2 juin à Abidjan, un financement de 13,55 millions de dollars américains pour soutenir la lutte contre la pandémie de la Covid-19 au sein de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) et en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). L’appui financier de la Banque comprend un… Read More
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