The Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative (PCNI) in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB), on Thursday, inaugurated the...
AfDB Trains 733 Nigerians on Agro Technology
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it trained about 733 people in Nigeria on increased use of technology in agriculture in the country. The bank...
AfDB to invest $12bn in power sector in Africa in 4 years – Adesina
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB), says the bank would invest 12 billion dollars in the power sector in Africa in four y...
World Food Prize: President Buhari Tells Adesina ‘We Are Proud of You’
Femi Adesina, Abuja: President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said Nigeria remains proud of its former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for w...
SME development: AfDB inaugurates N1bn support through Fortis bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday officially inaugurated a one billion naira loan through Fortis Microfinance Bank Plc to help boost Small...
Why Adesina Won The 2017 World Prize For Food
The World Food Prize Foundation has explained why Dr Akinwumi Adesina won the 250,000 dollars 2017 World Food Prize Laureate prize on Monday. Presiden...
How Low Income Earning Nigerians Can Own Houses For N30, 000 Monthly
*Ag. President details FG’s Social Housing Programme The Federal Government has started a N100 billion Family Home Fund – an initiative of the Federal...
AfDB’s $280m `Enable Youth Programme’ in agric commences soon
NAN, Abuja; The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will soon commence the implementation of the $280 million `Enable Youth Programme’, to promote...
News Summary 7th December 2016; President Buhari In Dakar, Sirleaf Concludes Visit To Nigeria, etc.
President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly admonished Nigerian elite to stop making expensive demands on the federal government saying should things be d...
AFDB, UBA sign $150 million loan agreement to finance SMEs
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa (UBA) have signed a $150 million loan agreement to finance Small and Me...