The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said the continent needs $277 billion yearly to address Climate Change. Adesina disclosed this in his keynote address on Monday as the Islamic Development Bank marks its 50th anniversary in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. According to him, despite the $277 billion needed annually, the continent […]
Tinubu hails AFDB President Akinwumi Adesina on Leadership Award
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership. Dr Adesina joins the pantheon of other previous winners of the award such as Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and lawyer-educationist, […]