Tag: Akinwumi Adesina
NIGERIA-COTE D’IVOIRE BI-NATIONAL COMMISSION WILL HELP STEM YOUTH MIGRATION BY CREATING MORE JOBS – OSINBAJO
Nov. 6, 2021 Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire must continue to build closer economic ties and integrate, especially within the ambit of regional integration agreements like ECOWAS and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), so as to create more jobs for its youths, while deepening bilateral ties between both countries, according to Vice President Yemi ...AfDB says Nigeria’s ports need transformation not decongestion
Oct. 12, 2021 … Calls for heavy investment in digital infrastructure Furthermore, Adesina stressed on the importance of the modernisation and transformation of ports in Nigeria. “Ports are not there for revenue generation. They are for facilitating business and exports, and stimulating industrial manufacturing, and competitiveness of local businesses and exports. President of the AfDB, ...Nigeria continues to be strong voice on global stage – Amb. Muhammad-Bande
Sept. 20, 2021 Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande says Nigeria is a strong voice on the global stage and has been a pre-eminent regional voice for Africa. Muhammad-Bande told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the world had also been listening to Nigeria’s voice on the global ...COVID-19: Focus on vaccine production, access – Akinwumi urges African leaders
June 23, 2021 Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has again urged regional leaders to focus on vaccine production and access for the African continent as the COVID-19 epidemic continues to take lives and hurt economies and livelihoods. Adesina made the call before the Bank Group’s 2021 Annual meetings, scheduled to ...African presidents and global leaders support bold action on climate change adaptation for Africa
In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% to global emissions, more than 30 heads of state and global leaders committed to prioritize actions that help African countries adapt to the impacts of climate change and “build forward better.”Africa now faces the dual onslaught of climate change – ...Africa’s collective debt now 70% of the continent’s GDP – AfDB
African Development Bank, AfDB, President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, have called for a quick and comprehensive plan for debt restructuring in Africa. At the launch of the African Development Bank’s 2021 edition of its annual ...COVID-19: AfDB President says vaccines, debt relief will be key to Africa’s recovery
The President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africans and said debt relief would help African economies recover faster and better from the pandemic. Speaking on 8 February at a virtual event held in his honour as the outgoing African of the Year ...U.K Africa Investment Conference: Africa is the world’s next business frontier – AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has said that Africa remained fertile ground for investment, but much hinged on the continent’s ability to boost its healthcare sector. Adesina spoke during the Africa Investment Conference, a virtual one-day event organized by the UK Department for International Trade, which brought together UK and African business and ...Akinwumi Adesina sworn-in for second term as AfDB President
Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been sworn-in as the newly re-elected eighth President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second term. The swearing-in ceremony and oath-taking took place on Tuesday and was broadcast virtually. The event was attended by Heads of States, Governors, Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and over 200 external stakeholders ...AfDB re-election: Adesina to be sworn-in Sept. 1
Re-elected President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will be sworn-in on Tuesday, September 1, to serve a five-year term. The ceremony, according to the AfDB in a statement on Monday, will be held virtually at 9a.m. Dr Adesina, Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, was re-elected last week after ...
