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OP-ED Opinions 

Abba Kyari: Of Friendship And Public Service By Remi Oyeyemi

“We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.”    -Kenneth Levine “When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.”     -Lois McMaster Bujold After what appeared to be the overwhelming verdict of the majority of Nigerians… Read More

Corridor routier Abidjan-Lagos : la Banque africaine de développement accorde plus de 12 millions d’euros supplémentaires

Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, le 17 avril dernier, un financement supplémentaire de 12,33 millions d’euros en faveur de la Commission de la CEDEAO pour couvrir une partie des frais liés à l’étude du projet de développement du corridor autoroutier Abidjan–Lagos.   Ce corridor relie les capitales de cinq États d’Afrique de l’Ouest -Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana,… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Is There A Cost For This Freedom By Evans Ufeli Esq

The truth is that social distancing is impracticable in Lagos. Over 70 per cent of Lagosians use the public transport system, mainly buses popularly called “danfo”. Here, people are compelled to sit really very close to one another under very uncomfortable and disconcerting situations. The bus conductor cries out intermittently, calling passengers to come board the bus for a trip.… Read More
East Africa Leaders 

Yoweri Museveni blasts Ugandan Politicians making money from COVID-19

ATLANTA, MaraviPost: It is morally reprehensible for MPs to give themselves money for personal use when the country is in such a crisis; totally unacceptable to me and the NRM. They have entered themselves into a trap and the best way out is to donate the money to the districts where they come from. I heard that some MPs went… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Kyari/Kamerhe: Tale Of Two Chiefs-Of-Staff By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Kamerhe is the Chief-of-Staff to President Felix  Tshisekedi of Congo-Kinshasa. Few weeks ago CoS Kamerhe was arrested and interrogated over mounting allegation of misappropriation of funds during the hundred days presidential intervention developmental programme. Millions of Dollars was said to have been looted from the funds meant to improve the critical infrastructures in the country. He is currently detained awaiting… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Kyari/Kamerhe: Tale Of Two Chiefs-Of-Staff By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Kamerhe is the Chief-of-Staff to President Felix  Tshisekedi of Congo-Kinshasa. Few weeks ago CoS Kamerhe was arrested and interrogated over mounting allegation of misappropriation of funds during the hundred days presidential intervention developmental programme. Millions of Dollars was said to have been looted from the funds meant to improve the critical infrastructures in the country. He is currently detained awaiting… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

When Will Ishaq Akintola, Muslim Rights Concern Director, Be Arrested For Always Spreading Poison? By Fredrick Nwabufo

Hate speech and fake news appear to be the exclusive preserve of religious and political leaders. This class can spread poison in statements, commentaries and homilies without any check. They can stoke religious animosity and drive the wedge of hate deeper without being held accountable for their actions. Alas! When Nigerians enduring government’s malfeasance tweet or post their frustrations in… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

When Will Ishaq Akintola, Muslim Rights Concern Director, Be Arrested For Always Spreading Poison? By Fredrick Nwabufo

Hate speech and fake news appear to be the exclusive preserve of religious and political leaders. This class can spread poison in statements, commentaries and homilies without any check. They can stoke religious animosity and drive the wedge of hate deeper without being held accountable for their actions. Alas! When Nigerians enduring government’s malfeasance tweet or post their frustrations in… Read More

African Development Institute to rally African policy planning for macroeconomic resilience against COVID-19 pandemic

The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank will host a virtual seminar on Wednesday, 29 April 2020 to develop responses to macroeconomic policy challenges facing Africa nations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like elsewhere, African countries are not spared the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their national health systems, economies, trade, cultures, societies and… Read More
Investments 

IDEV 2019 Annual Report: From experience to knowledge and learning

For Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV), 2019 was a year of helping the African Development Bank Group and its Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to transform experience into knowledge and learning through independent evaluations.  IDEV has supported both the Bank and its RMCs to achieve their development goals through the lens of the Bank’s High 5 priorities, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable… Read More
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