*WHO cautions against travel bans that target Africa President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has advised world leaders not to label or penalise African nations for new COVID-19 variants and mutations happening across the world. Adesina, one of the strong advocates of equity in vaccine distribution, said this in a series […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to back the president of the African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, from the 2023 presidency. In a statement on Tuesday, MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola said Obasanjo should not support Adesina because he is a “Yoruba Christian”. According to the MURIC […]
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina has defended Yakubu Gowon over the allegation against him by a British lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, that Yakubu Gowon looted half of Nigeria’s central bank when he was overthrown in 1975. Daily Times report. This allegation was made on Monday, November 23, by a member of […]
By his bow tie, you know him. And that distinguishing feature was firmly in place when Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), breezed into the Presidential Villa at Abuja on June 3, 2020. One of the hallmarks of seasoned, methodical people is patience, refusal to be rushed or stampeded. Since the […]
By his bow tie, you know him. And that distinguishing feature was firmly in place when Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), breezed into the Presidential Villa in Abuja on June 3. One of the hallmarks of seasoned, methodical people is patience, refusal to be rushed or stampeded. Since the alleged […]
…Says Nigeria will work with stakeholders to ensure ex-Minister gets 2nd term President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr. Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The President made his position known at State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, when he hosted Adesina, who […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has condemned the recent call for an independent investigation into the allegations against the African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. The move according to the TUC President, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, is an attempt to question the integrity and entire governance system of an institution that has served […]
The Board of Governors and the Ethics Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have given Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank’s president, a clean bill of health in a report dated May 5, wherein it is stated that Adesina has been “entirely exonerated of all allegations made against him.” The background to that development is […]
The Executive Council of the African Union has passed a resolution for Dr Akinwumi Adesina’s candidacy as President of the African Development Bank for a second term. The decision was taken during the thirty-sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council, held during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a statement said. Adesina was […]
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has expressed concern over the rising cases of stunted children caused by malnutrition in Africa. Adesina expressed the concern at the African leaders for nutrition high-level dinner for heads of state in Addisa Ababa, Ethipia. The AfDB president’s position was contained in a statement made […]
Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has felicitated with the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, as he clocks 60 years on February 6. Gov. Okowa said that Adesina has made remarkable contributions to the development of agriculture and food security in Africa since he was elected President of the African Development Bank […]
President Akinwumi Adesina has called for greater access to finance for African women when he addressed the inaugural session of the Global Gender Summit. “When women borrow, they always repay. And 90% of them repay their loans without the least problem. So, where is the risk? The problem is prejudice and the banks’ lack of […]
…Trade within AfCFTA worth $3.3trn – Adesina Philip Clement – Abuja The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is currently investing $25 billion to help make agriculture and agribusiness Africa’s biggest industry. The AfDB, also, disclosed that the size of trade within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is worth 3.3 trillion dollars. The […]
…Says the world’ll depend on Africa for food World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Africa does not need aids but disciplined investments, adding that the time has come to view investment and development opportunities in Africa through a totally different lens. Akinwumi said […]
The President, African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG), an initiative that will create 25 million jobs. PYAG, launched on the side-lines of the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum in Abidjan, would provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth as outlined in the […]
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’s Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy. The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative aims at creating 25 million jobs […]
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called for urgent action from stakeholders over the deepening crisis of global malnutrition. Adesina made the call as he joined key nutrition actors, private-sector representatives, policy-makers and thought leaders at the 2017 World Food Prize-Borlaug Dialogue Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, October 18, to push for […]
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, at the weekend travelled with the Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina to support him as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In a statement issued by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja, the support for Nigerian candidate follows a mandate from the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari that the former vice […]