Tag: Adesina
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BREAKING: Adesina reelected AfDB president
Former Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) President for a second five-year term. The election took place electronically on Thursday at the virtual annual general meeting of the bank. According to reports, Adesina’s reappointment on Thursday at the helm of the 56-year-old bank is…
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NBA admits elections flawed but can’t be cancelled
The Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has admitted the elections that produced Olumide Akpata as President were not perfect but cannot be cancelled “in the overall interest of the Bar”. A presidential candidate Dele Adesina (SAN), who came a distant third, had petitioned NBA BoT to cancel the election, citing several…
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RevolutionNow protest irritating- Adesina
The Presidency has said the #RevolutionNow protests that held in different parts of the state on Wednesday were a mere child’s play and an irritation. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made this statement on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday. Adesina said the protests were…
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AfDB President Adesina, wife mark 36th wedding anniversary
President of African Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi Adesina, celebrated his 36th wedding anniversary with his wife, Grace. Adesina, a former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in a tweet on Tuesday night, attributed all that he has achieved to his wife whom he described as “the best”. Today my darling wife and I celebrate our…
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Alleged corruption: Buhari congratulates Adesina after clearance by AfDB panel
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, following his exoneration by a panel of the board of directors. Adesina had been in the eye of the storm over allegations by an anonymous group. Buhari said Adesina’s exoneration by an AfDB panel headed by Mary Robinson has…
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Independent Review Panel clears Adesina of all corruption allegations
An Independent Review Panel has completely absolved the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, of all corruption allegations. TheNewsGuru recalls that the Independent Review Panel was set up by the Bureau of Governors of the Bank, following a complaint by the United States, to review the process by which two previous…
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Senate confirms Seriki, Adesina, Djebah, 38 others as ambassadors-designate
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday called for adequate funding of Nigerian embassies abroad. Lawan who spoke after the Senate confirmed 40 non-career and one career ambassadors-designate recently nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari, however advised the Federal Government to consider either closure or merger of some of its foreign missions if there is no resources…
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Buhari’s presidency is deaf and dumb- Fayose
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency as deaf and dumb. He also described Buhari as an accidental president who is unconscious of happenings around him. Reacting to comment by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Fayose blasted the presidency, saying that Buhari should be…
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Adesina’s AfDB ranked 4th in transparency among global development institutions
The African Development Bank(AfDB) has been ranked fourth out of 47 global development institutions on Publish What You Fund Aid Transparency Index. The index places the Bank in the highest category of transparency along with other world class institutions such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and UNDP. “We congratulate the African Development…
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S&P Affirms AAA/A-1+ Ratings on AfDB, Adesina reacts
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has affirmed its ‘AAA/A-1+’ long- and short-term issuer credit ratings on the African Development Bank (AfDB). The rating agency in its latest rating positively assessed the bank’s very strong financial risk profile, very strong capital adequacy, strong funding and liquidity, extraordinary shareholder support and adequacy of its governance and…