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- 15 Oct 2014
Gowon, UBA GMD, Akinwunmi, Others Receive Leadership Awards
General Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state; Phillips Oduoza, group managing director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc; Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; minister of Agriculture, were among…
- 31 Dec 2019
AfDB Backs Spending of Pension Funds on Infrastructure
President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, gave his support for Nigeria to spend pension fund on infrastructure. Adesina said with the continent’s $1.8trillion pension…
- 7 May 2020
AfDB Committee Clears Adesina of Allegations of Private Gains, Others
The Ethics Committee of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), charged with investigating charges brought by a group of employees of the institution against Akinwunmi Adesina,…
- 16 Mar 2023
Nigeria Unveils $618m Investment to Create Digital Skills, Jobs
Nigeria has unveiled a $618 million investment programme, to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the digital, technology and creative industries targeted at job creation. Nigeria vice…
- 24 Mar 2014
Why Airtel Unveiled Exclusive Club for Elite Customers-Ogunsanya
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, managing director and chief executive officer, Airtel Nigeria, said that the exclusive club for elite customers was unveiled based on Aitel’s mandate to exceed customerss…
- 2 May 2022
AfDB Mulls Partnership with MFBs to Boost MSMEs
African Development Bank has said that it will work with microfinance banks to expand support for micro small, medium enterprises, MSMEs and deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria through increased…
- 28 Jun 2018
AfDB Ranked 4th Best Company to Work for in Africa
The 2018 Careers in Africa Employer of Choice Survey has ranked the African Development Bank the fourth best company to work with in Africa. Of 100 companies listed, the top four include the World…
- 23 Jun 2019
Ekiti, AfDB to Partner for Infrastructural Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its readiness to provide technical and financial support for Ekiti State Government to upgrade its infrastructure, including fixing the Ado…
- 13 Oct 2020
Okonjo-Iweala Visits Buhari, Seeks Final Push for WTO DG Job
President Muhmmadu Buhari has granted Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister prayers to “make one final push within the week to beat the Koreans and bring this to Nigeria by sending a few…
- 29 Oct 2024
MTN Group Chairman, Togolese Minister Cena Lawson, and GSMA's John Giusti Address Digital Access Inequalities at Semafor's UNGA Event
At the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, key stakeholders gathered at Semafor's "The Next 3 Billion" summit to address pressing digital access inequalities affecting millions…
- 13 Mar 2014
Finance Minister Confirmed to Speak at the Nigeria Summit 2014
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the Economy and Finance, has just confirmed to speak at the Nigeria Summit 2014 according to Economist Events, organizers of the …
- 9 Apr 2014
Tinsel Cast, Other Celebrities Grace Launch of Airtel Premier
Cast of popular Television soap opera, Tinsel, led other celebrities including Bovi, Ik Osakioduwa, Tuface Idibia, Annie Macaulay and Buchi to the unveiling of the prestigious Airtel Premier Club in…
- 14 Mar 2015
Morocco-Nigeria Phone Spat: GEJ Says Nigeria Lied
President Goodluck Jonathan admitted Friday that he did not speak on telephone with the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, as claimed last week by the Nigerian foreign affairs ministry, an apparently…
- 17 Sept 2015
Nigeria Now Occupies Chairmanship, Sec Gen Positions of CTO
The 54-member nations of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) rose from its yearly Forum and Council meeting yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya with the Election of Prof. Umar Garba…
- 2 Oct 2017
AfDB to Promote Remittances into Africa
Africa Development Bank (AfDB) would promote remittances into Africa from its Diaspora community to boost the region’s economic growth, Gabriel Negatu, the bank’s Director General for East Africa…
- 27 Mar 2023
Osun to Tap into AfDB $618m Tech Fund
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, had expressed readiness of his administration to collaborate with the African Development Bank and tap into opportunities provided by the organisation through…
- 30 Mar 2017
LASEMA Upgrading Control Centre, Intensifies Surveillance
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that it will extend its surveillance to include responding to emergency incidences on Lagos Waterways alongside other relevant…
- 18 Jan 2017
Lagos to Install 13,000 CCTVs for Emergency Response
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Tuesday said it would install 13,000 Closed Circuit Television cameras at major flashpoints across the state to boost its operations. According to…
- 18 Feb 2013
Phone-for-Farmers Slides Into New Storms
Opinion Last December, Ibukun Odusote, permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, saw a need to let Nigerians know what impressive work her ministry was doing.…