You are here

Written by 

Founder and Managing editor of The Africa Global Village

Investments 

African Development Fund approves close to $35 million to the Government of Liberia for renewable energy

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Fund has approved a $34.74 million grant and loan to boost renewable energy access and promote an attractive investment climate in Liberia. At a signing ceremony on 29 January in Monrovia, Dr. Orison Amu, the African Development Bank’s Country Manager in Liberia, and Samuel Tweah Jr., Liberia’s Minister of Finance & Development Planning, inked financing agreements for… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Bola Tinubu And Morbidity Of His Ambition By Remi Oyeyemi

Elwin Mandowa,
He is a man that is very gifted. No doubt about it at all. The seminality of his brilliance is unquestionable. His brilliance glows like a lone candle in the stillness of darkness. His smartness sparkles like the sullen seams of a dam. His audacity dilates dazzling fiery fireworks that are simultaneously fearful and  hypnotically attractive.    Without let or… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Oppression Of Victims By ‘Fisayo Soyombo

Elwin Mandowa,
Victims! The spot of ‘victims’ in my headline was sealed six months ago by one of the senior officers of Pedro Police Station, Shomolu, Lagos. It was Friday July 19, 2019, the night I was released from Ikoyi Prison at the end of my undercover investigation on corruption in Nigeria’s criminal justice system only to be abducted by Pedro policemen. A last-minute twist… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Keke And Okada Ban In Lagos: Matters Arising By Tony Ademiluyi

Elwin Mandowa,
Late last month, the Lagos State Government intimated the members of the public of its plan to ban motorcycles popularly known as Okadas and tricycles a.k.a Keke Napeps from some selected local government areas of the state. The affected areas are the Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, the state capital, Ikeja, Apapa and Surulere. Its reason is that it wants… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Insecurity In Nigeria: When Not To Play Tribal Card By SKC Ogbonnia

Elwin Mandowa,
The spate of insecurity bedevilling Nigeria has continued unabated because of stark hypocrisy within the political class. Consider, for instance, the recent speech by Enyinnaya Abaribe, the minority leader of the Senate, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign for failing to secure the lives and properties of the Nigerian people. Perhaps such outburst is in order. The political responsibility… Read More
Investments 

Provide young people with new skills to meet the needs of a 21st century labor market, African Development Bank report urges

Elwin Mandowa,
“Youth must be prepared for the jobs of the future – not the jobs of the past,” African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said on Thursday at the launch of the Bank’s flagship African Economic Outlook. “Given the fast pace of change, driven by the 4th industrial revolution – from artificial intelligence to robotics, machine learning, quantum computing – Africa… Read More
Investments 

“Nobody eats GDP” says African Development Bank President as he calls for inclusive growth

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa’s economies are growing strongly, but growth alone cannot meet the needs of the continent’s poorest citizens, because “nobody eats GDP,” the African Development Bank’s President, Akinwumi Adesina, said as he unveiled the Bank’s flagship economic report on Thursday. The 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) showed that the continent’s economies are growing well, higher than the global average. The report… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Buhari! Absent By Perry Isa Brimah

Elwin Mandowa,
Buhari! Absent. That’s the class teacher calling the attendance and Nigeria’s President’s classmates responding. The Hausa will say, Ba anan. My Yoruba brethren will say, Kosinle. And the Biafrans refer to him as “Jibrin-al Sudani,” a clone. There are a few that still believe Muhammadu Buhari is aware and running the affairs of Nigeria. Africa’s largest nation is visibly on… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Open Letter To Pastor E.A. Adeboye And Pastor W.F. Kumuyi Come To Macedonia And Help Us! By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
Dear Venerable Pastors: After a lot of inner turmoil concerning the situation in Nigeria, I decide to write you this open letter. Each time I visit Nigeria I experience a deep inner threat as to the direction of the country. I have deliberately addressed this open letter to the two of you out of more than dozen Nigerian Pentecostal and… Read More
Social media & sharing icons powered by UltimatelySocial