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OP-ED Opinions 

Maryam Sanda: The World Has Moved On From Death Penalty By Seun Awogbenle

On Monday, January 27, Maryam Sanda was convicted of the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Maryam, the mother of one, who was alleged to have stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife, was found guilty of the two-count homicide charge brought against her by the police. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal High Court whom I consider a man… Read More
Investments 

Egypt: African Development Bank approves $22 million to expand leasing financing to corporates and SMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank  on Wednesday approved a $22 million Senior Loan to help Egypt’s Corporate Leasing Company (Corplease) expand its operations in the North African country. The decision signaled confidence in a burgeoning local market and in the Egyptian economy as a whole. The Bank will mobilize $7 million of the $22 million from… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Will 2020 Kick-start Decade Of The Driven Human? By Deseré Orrill

Currently, there’s a lot of posturing amongst the major car manufacturers, as they jockey for position in the autonomous vehicle chase, with most of them predicting that there will be some form of self-driving vehicle on the roads by the early to mid-2020s – most likely as ride-hailing services (think Uber and Lyft) or commercial transportation (set routes, set times).… Read More
Investments 

Mali: African Development Bank support improves livelihood of rural youth

Momou Dembélé, 30, is a qualified electrician. Married with two children, she left her hometown of Kimparana, where she trained, for Ségou in central Mali. With her husband’s support, she landed her first job with Moulin Moderne du Mali (Modern Mill of Mali, or ‘M3’), which produces wheat flour and pasta products. « “M3 was a real opportunity for me. What… Read More
Development Leaders 

Will 2020 kick-start the decade of the driven human?

Ole!Connect’s, Deseré Orrill, takes a look underneath the hood of autonomous transportation, what it means to our future mobility, and whether we are ready to relinquish the wheel, or not… Currently, there’s a lot of posturing amongst the major car manufacturers, as they jockey for position in the autonomous vehicle chase, with most of them predicting that there will be… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Femi Adesina: A Barefaced Raconteur Of Spurious Deep State Narrative By David Dimas

In a country where Nigerians are invariably losing their lives, livelihood and right to free speech, many government officials earn their paychecks propagating duplicitous commercial messages intended to deflect this truth. One of such officers is Presidential media aide, Femi Adesina. His response to questions in a recent interview with Channels TV concerning growing insecurity in Nigeria deeply exposed his… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Desirability Of Amotekun And Need To Guide Against Possible Abuse By Tajudeen Adefisoye

The zealous conviction with which all Yorubas across the world spoke with one voice on the issue of  South West Security Network, with the code name of Amotekun has made me very proud. The novel initiative of the six governors of the South-Western states on the establishment of Amotekun as well as their displayed courage to have resisted all forms… Read More
Investments 

Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Governing Council calls for more investments in Africa’s fertilizer value chain

The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism’s Governing Council closed its eighth meeting with a call for increased investment to boost agricultural yields and build the industry across the continent. The Council met on 24 January at the Abidjan headquarters of the African Development Bank, which hosted the talks. The meeting was attended by  its 12 institutional members, who reviewed its 2019… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Ndigbo Should Be Conscious Of Opportunity Cost Of Embracing Isolationism By Churchill Okonkwo

Per Malcolm Turnbull, in economics, one of the most important concepts is the ‘opportunity cost’ – the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can’t spend it again on something else. That’s why Igbos have a saying that a child that is consuming akara (bean cake) is consuming his money. People, therefore, for the most part, make decisions based on opportunity costs.  Unfortunately,… Read More
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