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17 Mar
It is beginning to appear that our leaders are not ready to read any writings on the walls. They don’t seem to be interested in any risk analysis of these difficult times. They appear too busy to be aware that our democracy isn’t working.
12 Mar
The lack of productive, formal employment is increasingly pushing Africa’s youth to start their businesses as entrepreneurs. Africa boasts the world’s highest rates of entrepreneurship, with more than one in five working-age Africans..
11 Mar
Often described as the optimist general of Africa, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, holds a strong view on the prospect of the continent breaking into the global frontier to drive the next phase of growth.
9 Mar
We are officially in the Women’s Month! And it’s a few days to Guardian Woman Festival holding at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Osland, in Lagos. We have the first male guest who is a defender of women’s right, the president of the African Development Bank...
6 Mar
For Dr Herbert Wigwe, the late courageous banker who saw Access Bank, an institution that prides itself as the biggest Nigerian financial institution through thick and thin, this is the week.
5 Mar
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, yesterday dismissed monetary tightening as capable of addressing the food price crisis, insisting the only solution is scaling food production.
3 Mar
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soyabeans to boost food production.
1 Mar
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Akinwumi Adesina, has identified youth unemployment and poverty as the factors driving insecurity and migration on the continent.
1 Mar
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) said Nigeria and the entire Africa could produce between 30 to 60 million tonnes of green hydrogen yearly by 2050, out of which 20 to 40 million tonnes could be exported as pure hydrogen, ammonia and synthetic fuels.
28 Feb
President of African Development Bank Group (ADB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has been announced the fourth recipient of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
25 Feb
The Japanese Vice Minister of Finance, International Affairs, Masato Kanda has reiterated the continued commitment of his country to partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
22 Feb
African Development Bank (AfDB) has said Nigeria and Ghana will likely experience slowest economic growth in 2024 when compared to their countries in the West African region.

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