Tag: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
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Presidency knocks AfDB’s Adesina, says Nigeria’s 1960 GDP per capita was $93, not $1,847
The Presidency has rejected the recent claim by the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, that Nigeria’s current economic state is worse than it was at independence in 1960.
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Tinubu congratulates Adesina on Awolowo leadership award
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
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AfDB secures $15.6bn investment for construction of Lagos-Abidjan highway
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president, of African Development Bank (AfDB), says the bank has secured a 15.6 billion dollars investment for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway. He made this known through his Twitter handle @akin_adesina which was obtained by Thenewsguru.com on Friday in Abuja. He said that the investment would strengthen regional trade and…
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Buhari commends AfDB over steps taken to avert food crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) for planning ahead of whatever negative consequences may come from the Russia-Ukraine war in terms of food security. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement said the president made the commendation during an audience with the AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on…
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Cote d’ Ivoire appoints minister to support Adesina’s re-election as AfDB president
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’ Ivoire has appointed Adama Koné Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs to support the re-election of Dr Akinwumi Adesina as President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). Quattara said this at the first Council of Ministers of the country’s new government team on Friday. He explained that Koné, a…
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AfDB assists TCN to modernise transmission equipment – Adesina
The African Development Bank (AfDB), said on Friday in Busan, South Korea, that it was assisting the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to invest in modernisation of its transmission network to improve the energy sector of the country. The AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday on the…