News ‘I have a duty to serve Nigeria, and I will,’ ex-AfDB president tells… Alagbe Shenayon Oct 28, 2026 Former African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina has expressed his willingness to serve Nigeria in any capacity,…
Business Akinwumi Adesina named Chair of Diamonds for Development Fund Toyibat Ajose May 29, 2026 The Government of Botswana and the De Beers Group have appointed former African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina as the…
Opinion Tilting global capital for unlocking investment opportunities in Africa, By… Admin Newsclickng Aug 7, 2025 Dear friends, colleagues and partners with Africa, I wish to thank you for inviting me to speak at the Standard Chartered Bank…
News Buhari hails Adesina for setting ‘unmatched records’ at AfDB Oluwadamilare Emmanuel May 30, 2025 Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on his completion of two terms of office as President of…
Business JUST IN: AfDB elects new president as Nigeria’s Adesina bows out… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel May 29, 2025 The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has elected Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as its new president. Tah was elected on…
Business Global trade war: What African nations should do – Akinwumi Adesina Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Apr 12, 2025 President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has advised African nations on how to “tariff-proof”…
News ‘Japa’: Your future not in America, Europe or China, AfDB… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Oct 19, 2024 President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has said the future of Nigerian youths does not lie abroad.…
News Corruption abounds everywhere, not only Africa – AfDB President Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Oct 14, 2023 President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwuni Adesina has asserted that corruption is not a uniquely…
News AfDB President Adeshina bags United Nations appointment Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Jun 5, 2023 The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has accepted his appointment by the United…
Business Nigeria’s economy to grow by 4.1% amid crises – AfDB Adesina Toyibat Ajose May 25, 2023 The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Nigeria and other economies of Africa is projected to grow by 4.1 per cent in 2023 and…