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OP-ED Opinions 

Wait A Minute, Do Not Plead Guilty Just Yet By Evans Ufeli Esq

Elwin Mandowa,
An allegation however, probable cannot take the place of evidence under our legal system therefore do not rush to plead guilty no matter the circumstances you face. Sometimes the law enforcement agents may act impulsively, arrest you without looking carefully as to what amounts to an offence under the law under which you are charged. If for example the law… Read More
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Leadership In Crisis: COVID-19 In Nigeria By Otive Igbuzor

Elwin Mandowa,
The simplest definition of Leadership is the ability to lead others by influence. It is the capacity to influence, inspire, rally, direct, encourage, motivate, induce, move, mobilize, and activate others to pursue a common goal or purpose while maintaining commitment, momentum, confidence and courage. There are different kinds of leadership required for different times. Scholars have pointed out that the… Read More
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Oppression Of Nurses Must Stop In Ogun, Lagos By Tao Bakare

Elwin Mandowa,
In Ogun State, health workers are being paid inhumane sum of N5000 as hazard allowance. Doctors are now clamouring for N200,000 increase hazard allowance increase, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Whereas, nurses work 24 hours shift since the pandemic, and the leadership of this professional body never start the call for increase in their allowance, but they go ahead to… Read More
Investments 

Appointment of Acting Chief Risk Officer (PGRF)

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Nourredine Lafhel as Acting Chief Risk Officer, effective 6th April 2020. Lafhel, a Canadian national, is currently the Sovereign Credit and Market Risk Division Manager (PGRF3), in the Directorate of the Group Risk Management Function of the African Development Bank Group. An experienced risk management professional, Nourredine has more than twenty (20) years… Read More
Investments 

Appointment of Acting Director, Communication and External Relations

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Nafissatou N’diaye DIOUF as the Acting Director for Communications and External Relations Department (PCER), effective 1st April 2020. Nafissatou, a Senegalese national, is currently a Division Manager in the Communications and External Relations Department of the African Development Bank Group. A dedicated and results driven communications professional, Nafissatou brings over twenty (20) years of experience… Read More
Investments 

Appointment as Acting Director, General Services and Procurement (CHGS)

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jean Hubert BAYALA as the Acting Director for General Services and Procurement (CHGS), effective from 27th February 2020. Bayala, a national of Burkina Faso, is a seasoned professional with over 28 years of management and leadershipexperience  in  information  technology, information system  security,  information  systems auditing. Bayala also has in-depth experience in business continuity planning & disaster recovery and operational risk, budgeting, and procurement, among others. He currently heads  the African… Read More
Investments 

Appointment of Acting Director, Corporate Information Technology Department (CHIS)

Elwin Mandowa,
Senior Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Pepin Vougo as Acting Director, Corporate Information and Technology Department effective 1st April 2020. Pepin Vougo has more than 20 years of experience in technology and its application. He is a seasoned executive with depth and breadth of experience in delivering complex technology solutions on an international scale. He benefits… Read More
Investments 

Ghana: African Development Bank-facilitated $600 million Cocobod loan gives cocoa farmers hope for future

Elwin Mandowa,
Agnes Korkor Ababio climbs onto the back of a pick-up truck and begins counting a stack of 64-kg cocoa bags heaped in the vehicle. “It’s more than 40 bags,” she says in smiles as she clambers down from the truck, aided by an assistant. Ababio is one of many cocoa farmers in the Suhum area of Ghana’s eastern region that… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Re: Mr Vice President: Why Are You the Missing Leader During This Coronavirus Pandemic? By Fejiro Johnson

Elwin Mandowa,
Dear Ademola Bello, I hope this rejoinder meets you well. As of 11:15am 5th of April, 2020, with 10 new cases, the total confirmed cases of the global pandemic, COVID-19, in Nigeria was 224.  If you were following the news closely, you would have heard or read that on Monday, March 30, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, headlined a Google… Read More
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Women Who Love PMB As Darling Tyrant By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
The Special Adviser on interpretation of maladies to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, in a write up on his Facebook page with pictures of “Women Who Love PMB” as darling tyrant, Adesina officially inducted the women into Hall Of Shame of Buharists.  Presenting the awards to the women, Adesina yells out: “They are patriots who love their country dearly,… Read More
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