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Giving Women A Voice In Era Of SDGs Development By Dayo Aderugbo

Elwin Mandowa,
At the Gender Equality and Women’s Leadership for Sustainable World conference last year, the President of the 73rd session at the United Nations General Assembly, Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, made a striking remark on women’s involvement in achieving global sustainable development. In her comments, she said, “We have no hope of realising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development without the full… Read More
Investments 

Sudan: African Development Bank signs first private sector loan, DAL Group to receive up to $75 million

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with DAL Group, one of Sudan’s largest conglomerates, for the provision of up to $75 million to improve food security and household incomes in the country. The agreement is the Bank’s first private sector loan to the East African nation. The agreement was signed on Thursday, 5 March at a ceremony held… Read More
Investments 

Côte d’Ivoire: Mother-child hospital shows success of public-private partnerships

Elwin Mandowa,
A cutting-edge hospital in the Abidjan suburb of Bingerville is reducing maternal mortality rates in the world’s largest cocoa producer, proving the promise of public-private partnerships. For the past two years, the mother-child hospital in Bingerville, founded by the foundation of Ivorian first lady Dominique Ouattara, has seen over 60,000 patients. On a visit to the hospital on Tuesday, Ouattara… Read More
Investments 

Maroc : l’aéroport de Marrakech-Menara prend son envol

Elwin Mandowa,
Le jour se lève sur Marrakech, ancienne cité impériale de l’ouest du Maroc, au pied des montagnes de l’Atlas. Dans un appartement proche du centre-ville, une jeune femme se prépare. Ses matins suivent le même rituel : un petit-déjeuner en famille avant de se rendre à son lieu de travail, au volant de sa voiture. Elle fait route vers l’un… Read More
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Cross River Local Government Elections: Before Our Funds Are Looted Dry By Citizen Agba Jalingo

Elwin Mandowa,
The administration of Governor Ben Ayade met elected chairmen in office for five months before their tenure elapsed. But very uncharacteristically of Cross River State, the governor only bowed to pressure to conduct local government elections after five years into his own administration. Now he has fixed a tentative date in March 2020. The ground has been prepared already for… Read More
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Sanusi’s Deposition: Matters Arising By Tony Ademiluyi

Elwin Mandowa,
In 1947 when the British Raj left India after being there for well over three centuries, the newly created independent state of India opted to do away with the traditional institutions that had been part and parcel of the country. The government of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru decided to abolish these institutions as the politicians were able to sway public opinion… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Africa’s Women As Consumers: Key To Unlocking Africa’s Growth By Nkiru Balonwu

Elwin Mandowa,
Women make up 50 per cent of Africa’s population and drive 70 per cent of consumer spend. This demographic represents the continent’s largest growth opportunity, and yet there remains very little data available on female spending habits. If African businesses are to succeed, and indeed if we are to attract more foreign direct investment into the continent at large, we… Read More
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The Fulani O To Ge Struggle: A Slap For Fulani By Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed

Elwin Mandowa,
Poverty abound because of the desperate attempt of our politicians. Sons and daughters of a poor parent become another man’s children because of poverty. An innocent mother resorts to prostitution to feed her children because poverty has overpowered her. Husbands become fraudsters because they have no hope for survival; all their hopes have been dashed by bad political decisions. Youths… Read More
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On Sanusi’s Dethroning: The North Only Beheads Bearers Of Truth By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
Northern Nigeria is prostrate. It is the axis of uglies – banditry, insurgency, kidnapping, diseases, ignorance, and drug abuse. Alas! The region’s elite are aware of the problems but look away because the disequilibrious status quo sustains them. What is petrifying however, is that they maul and clobber at anyone who spits the truth in their faces. I think, this… Read More
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