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OP-ED Opinions 

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole: Rebel With A Cause? By Tony Ademiluyi

Elwin Mandowa,
Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole burst into national consciousness in 1999 when he was elected the numero uno Nigerian Labour Leader as the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress. He had held several positions within the labour hierarchy previously including as the General Secretary of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria in 1982 which was a… Read More
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Sixty Years, Sixty Voices: Essays On Nigeria At 60 By Chido Onumah

Elwin Mandowa,
On October 1, 2020, Nigeria will celebrate her 60th year of political independence. Our diamond jubilee is a remarkable milestone worthy of significant documentation even as the country is deeply immersed in the crisis of nationhood. In furtherance of this objective, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and partners are launching the Sixty Years, Sixty Voices initiative… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Buhari, Terrorists Negotiator And His ‘Repented Terrorists’ By Erasmus Ikhide

Elwin Mandowa,
“To forgive the terrorists is up to God but to send them to see God is my duty.”  – Vladimir Putin December 1, 2012 the leadership of Jama’atul Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad also called Boko Haram named the former Head of State and presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), among six prominent Northerners to… Read More

MFW4A: Call for essays on financial sector development

Elwin Mandowa,
The Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership (MFW4A) invites researchers and students enrolled in an academic institution to submit an essay on the African financial sector. The call for essays aims to foster a better understanding of the issues challenging financial sector development in Africa and to gather thoughts, opinions and innovative ideas on how to develop the sector. Topics… Read More
Investments 

Bénin : la Banque africaine de développement présente les résultats de l’étude sur l’environnement des affaires

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement a présenté les résultats d’une étude sur l’environnement des affaires au Bénin lors d’un atelier organisé, jeudi 12 mars 2020 à Cotonou, par son bureau de représentation. L’atelier, auquel participaient les principaux acteurs de la société béninoise, était placé sous la coprésidence du ministre d’État béninois chargé du Plan et du Développement, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, et… Read More
Investments 

A chat with Dr. Awuese Oku, Chief Learning and Development Officer about EDGE Certification and what it means for the African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
1 – What is Edge Certification and why should we be excited about it? Launched at the World Economic Forum in 2011, Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) is the leading global standard for gender equality in the workplace. The rationale is to measure through evidence-based data, progress made in mainstreaming gender in the workplace and with an organisation’s external… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Sanusi’s Dethronement: North On Road To Total Collapsed Civilisation By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
I’m not here to argue whether former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, is a saint or a sinner. I’m not here to canvass for Sanusi as a presidential candidate in 2023. Those who suggested on social media that he’s a good presidential hopeful should stop the nonsense. Going by the records of Northerners who had ruled Nigeria, I… Read More
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