FG’s Plan For Approval Of Duty-Free Food Imports Is depressing-Adesina

LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has raised concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to import food, stating that the policy is depressing.…

African Development Bank President, Bemoans Nigeria’s Poverty Situation

LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says that Nigerians deserve wealth, rather than poverty. He stated that, for all the abundant wealth of…

AfDB President, Akinwunmi Decries Lack Of Covid-19 Vaccine For Africa Countries

LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-African Development Bank President,  Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at the launch of the Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 report on…

Buhari, Other African Leaders Reaffirm Support For Adesina Led AfDB For Second Term

LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank Group and its leadership under Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as he begins his second five-year term…

Adesina Sworn In For 2nd Term As AfDB President, Promises To Support Africa With Quality Infrastructure

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President-elect of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has promised to give more support to ensure that the continent’s infrastructure gap is reduced by providing…

Second Term: Obi Congratulates Adesina, Sets Agenda For AfDB President

LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated Akinwunmi Adesina on his re-election as the President of…

President Of AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina Re-Elected For Second Tenure

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected for a second tenure. Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie announced this on Thursday via Twitter, thanking…

Peter Obi Hails Adesina’s Clearance, Backs His Second Term As AfDB President

LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The exoneration of African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, by an Independent Review Panel set up to investigate allegations of ethical wrongdoings leveled against him, is a…

Independent Experts Clear African Development Bank Chief, Adesina Of Corruption

LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Development Bank (AfDB) of corruption, according to…

Africa Development Bank Vice-President Resigns

LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice President for Agriculture, the Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Jennifer Blanke, has resigned her position. The bank’s Communications and…