Tag: Akinwunmi Adesina

AfDB Adesina, WTO Okonjo-Iweala, Clinton at Roundtable in New York + PHOTOS

Adesupo Ososanya

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AFDB), on Tuesday, attended a roundtable with Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, two former United States secretaries of state. According to Victor Oladokun, senior advisor to Adesina, the executive roundtable was to discuss “unlocking and realising the benefits of inclusive job growth”. The roundtable was part of a sideline meeting at the 77th United Nations general assembly (UNGA) taking place in New York, Also in attendance were Bill Clinton, former US president, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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Why AfDB Secured $15.6bn For Lagos-Abidjan Highway Construction

Aoko Benjamin

Corridor is expected to connect up to five west African capital cities covering approximately 1,028 km and eight border crossings, which are Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria   African Development Bank (AfDB) says the African Investment Forum has secured $15.6 billion of investment interests for construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway corridor. AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina disclosed this in a statement obtained by Platforms Africa. The statement was issuec after a meeting with President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast on Friday. According to the Bank, the transport sector…

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2023 Presidency: Obasanjo backs AfDB Akinwunmi Adesina over Tinubu – Report

Gbenga Adeoti

  Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in support of a move to draft the current President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, into the 2023 presidential race, a report by Vanguard showed on Sunday, quoting competent source close to the former President to have confirmed the news last night. The move comes as the former Head of State reportedly failed to convince Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and former Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano State to work together in order to advance political interest of the Peoples…

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