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OP-ED Opinions 

What Has Supreme Court Done? By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
Not a few politicians are beginning to have second thoughts about what may be the sure path to electoral success in future. The traditional model, which was godfather plus moneybags, and then crisscrossing the country squawking like fowls with broken beaks, appears to be old school and in rapid decline. After Hope Uzodinma’s unexpected installation as Imo State governor and… Read More
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Ganduje’s Three Special Assistants On Streetlights And Emir Sanusi’s Bombshell By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
People can say anything about the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi Lamido, but one thing that is not likely to be taken away from him is his frankness – always honest and direct. He speaks the truth, at least, to his fellow Northerners. His candour is often condemned by the Northern oligarchy, but he doesn’t seem to care. His speech… Read More
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Beyond policy and public investment: the SDG imperative for business

Elwin Mandowa
By Karnika Yadav , Associate Partner   There is only one road left to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set for Africa for 2030 and that’s through sustainable businesses. For the sluggish progress to date has been primarily a consequence of ‘putting all our eggs in one basket’ and expecting the state to deliver the SDGs, which it cannot. A prime… Read More
Investments 

African Development Bank joins other Development Finance Institutions to deepen private investment in fragile states

Elwin Mandowa,
Representatives of 27 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) met at the University of Oxford on 11-13 February for a follow-up forum to strengthen private investment inflows into fragile or conflict-affected economies. The Commission for State Fragility, Growth and Development, a partnership of the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation, CDC, the United Kingdom’s DFI and International Growth Centre of the London… Read More
Investments 

Sénégal : les administrateurs de la Banque africaine de développement mesurent l’impact du P2RS sur les bénéficiaires du programme

Elwin Mandowa,
Les administrateurs de la Banque africaine de développement se sont rendus, hier, à Fatick, à plus d’une centaine de kilomètres de Dakar, dans le cadre de leur mission de consultation au Sénégal. Accueillis sur place par la gouverneure de la région, Seynabou Gueye, ils ont rencontré les bénéficiaires du Programme multinational de renforcement de la résilience à l’insécurité alimentaire et… Read More
Investments 

“Our goal is to surpass developed countries,” African Development Bank VP tells fourth industrial revolution forum

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa is not only ready for the fourth industrial revolution. It is set to outdo the achievements of the developed world. That was one of the messages that emerged at a seminar hosted by the African Development Bank at its headquarters in Abidjan. The event attracted Ivorian and regional ministers as well as officials, senior Bank staff and private sector… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Nigeria Is Governable: Systems, Structures And Small Sense By Rachael Onamusi

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria is governable. With willpower, the country can be productive and progressive. Justifying stagnation and regression by lecturing about the complexities of our nation, and waxing lyrical about the divisiveness of tribal and religious differences is just verbal sleight of hand, a deflection from padded agbadas, irresponsible borrowing and financial malfeasance.  Systems and structures are the foundations of governance and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Nigeria Is Governable: Systems, Structures And Small Sense By Rachel Onamusi

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria is governable. With willpower, the country can be productive and progressive. Justifying stagnation and regression by lecturing about the complexities of our nation, and waxing lyrical about the divisiveness of tribal and religious differences is just verbal sleight of hand, a deflection from padded agbadas, irresponsible borrowing and financial malfeasance.  Systems and structures are the foundations of governance and… Read More
Investments 

« Trois questions à… » John Andrianarisata, Représentant-pays de la Banque africaine de développement au Bénin

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement est partenaire du Bénin depuis 1972, l’un des six pays africains ayant connu la plus forte croissance en 2019.John Andrianarisata, représentant de la Banque dans le pays, explique le rôle de l’institution dans cette performance et détaille ses priorités pour accompagner le Bénin dans la transformation structurelle de son économie. L’an dernier, le Bénin a… Read More
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