Tag: AfDB

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Changes Company Name to ‘First Holdco’

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Changes Company Name to ‘First Holdco’

First Bank of Nigeria Holdings changes company name to ‘First Holdco’ NJC suspends judges in Rivers and Anambra over alleged misuse of judicial authority FG reveals plan for $1m AfDB…

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World Bank and AfDB Set to Invest $7.5 Billion in Nigeria’s Power Sector

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | World Bank and AfDB Set to Invest $7.5 Billion in Nigeria’s Power Sector

World Bank and AfDB set to invest $7.5 billion in Nigeria’s power sector NLC offers advice to agents planning to stifle protests against hunger Minister of Aviation sets eyes upon…

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Nigeria Aims to Send First Man to Space

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Nigeria Aims to Send First Man to Space

Nigeria aims to send first man to space FG sets eyes on acquiring $4.4 billion new loan as debt rises to ₦101 trillion NCDC warns of possible declaration of state…

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New record set as Goodness wins gold for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games; 3 new cases of monkeypox reported in Abia state | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

New record set as Goodness wins gold for Nigeria at Commonwealth GamesAtiku and Wike in closed-door meeting, promise to end the PDP conflict in seven days.AfDB Grants FG 134 Million…

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Victor Oladokun profiles Akinwunmi Adesina | Banker of Africa and #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee

What a year Akinwunmi Adesina has had. At the beginning of the year, it seemed that he had everything going for him. On account of his sterling leadership as President…

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The #NextLevel on Power is Buhari’s promise to improve electricity

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is providing clean uninterrupted off-grid embedded solar power to 16 key economic clusters/markets around Nigeria through the Energizing Economies Programme, lighting up shops in 16 cities…

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The Late 5: More woes for Ogun APC as 26 lawmakers dump party; Reveal those who wanted Osinbajo’s position when you were ill – Shehu Sani tells Buhari

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Twenty-six members of the Ogun House of Assembly, on Monday defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied…

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I backed Adesina for AfDB because I am for everybody – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he demonstrated that he was for everybody when he backed Akinwunmi Adesina to emerge president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Background: During his inauguration,…

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Cocoa export: Africa has been stupid since 1863 – Akin Adesina

The President of Africa Development Bank (AFDB), Akin Adesina, says Africa has been ignorantly exporting raw materials and importing finished goods. Adesina said this while speaking at the closing press…

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Former Jonathan ministers, Okonjo-Iweala, Adesina meet again (PHOTOS)

Two ministers, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina who served in the cabinet of former President, Goodluck Jonathan met over the weekend in Abidjan. Iweala was Minister for Finance…

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AfDB approves $40m loan for Afe Babalola University

The African Development Bank has approved a $40m loan for the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. In a statement on its website, the bank said its board of directors approved…

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GTB boss, Segun Agbaje named African Banker of the year

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank PLC, Segun Agbaje, has been named as the 2016 African Banker of the year at the 2016 African Banker…

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FG hasn’t yet applied for loans from World Bank

Owing to the present state of the economy, speculations have been rife that Nigeria intends to borrow $3.5 billion in emergency loans from the World Bank and African Development Bank…

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@TunjiAndrews analyses – FG backed loans key to power sector growth

by Tunji Andrews Nigerians have continued to express mixed reactions to the reported N213 billion bail-out fund meant to assist companies that bought over the unbundled Power Holding Company of…

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