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OP-ED Opinions 

Insecurity/Corruption: Why The Madness Of Education Abroad For ‘Repentant Terrorists’? By Jumu’ah Abiodun

Elwin Mandowa,
“Should the bill to grant “repentant” terrorists education abroad scale through the Nigerian Senate, US, UK, Canada, EU, Australia and selected Africa countries will unquestionably ban Nigeria from both immigrant and non-immigrant visas in light of the fact that no sensible government will open its borders for terrorists, ‘repentant’ or not.” The President Muhammadu Buhari administration in its blatant lies… Read More
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Obasanjo: A Belated Love Affair By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
If words could make the dead turn in their grave, the founder of the Oodua People’s Congress, Dr Frederick Faseun, would have rolled over last week, caught between amusement and surprise at a remarkable statement during the first anniversary lecture of his passing. On that occasion, former President Olusegun Obasanjo warned that the country risked another civil war if President… Read More
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Are Nigerian Universities Producing Too Many First Class Graduates? By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
I have heard many people argue that First Class has become cheap in Nigerian universities. They posit that some universities now distribute it as ‘pure water’ and that private universities are most guilty of this unwholesome practice, as some of them use it as a business strategy to keep attracting students. A lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, University of Abuja, Dr Ben… Read More
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Memo On Protection From Internet Falsehood And Manipulation Bill, 2019 (SB 132) By Deji Adeyanju

Elwin Mandowa,
INTRODUCTION My name is Comrade Deji Adeyanju, a human rights activist and I write this memorandum to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) ahead of the planned public hearing to discuss the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the bill’), in an attempt to draw… Read More
Investments 

Nigeria: Visiting Abia State Governor seeks partnership with African Development Bank to transform state into industrial hub

Elwin Mandowa,
A thriving entrepreneurship industry and agricultural base in Nigeria’s Abia State are the foundation for the creation of a potentially viable industrial hub, its governor Okezie Ikpeazu told the African Development Bank Tuesday. Ikpeazu met with African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to discuss investment for Abia to help boost job creation… Read More
Investments 

African Development Bank trains 100 fashion and creative industry entrepreneurs during Fashionomics Africa Masterclass in Nairobi

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative hosted 110 entrepreneurs from the textile, apparel and accessories industry for a workshop on how to establish a successful fashion brand. Eighty-eight participants of the workshop, the first to be held in Nairobi, were women. More than a dozen industry insiders, public and private sector leaders shared experiences and expertise on business and financial… Read More
Investments 

African Development Bank and Association for the Development of Education in Africa urge partners to tackle skills mismatch

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) have called for stronger links between technical and vocational education and training and industry to equip young people with the skills they need to boost technological advancement, trade and growth in Africa. A Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector Scoping Study Workshop, financed… Read More
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Lagos State Scenery Of Flesh And Blood Suckers By Ettu Mohammed

Elwin Mandowa,
The Lekki-Epe Expressway was constructed by the Lateef Jakande administration in the 1980s but was finally completed by the Mudashiru Lawal and Mike Akhigbe administration in 1987. The Bola Tinubu administration put forward an audacious PPP, which led to the pioneering of a 30-year Lekki-Epe Expressway Toll Road Concession, Nigeria’s first ever Public Private Partnership project.  The project was for… Read More
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