Presidency faults Adesina for comparing 2025 to 1960 per capita

EditorMay 5, 2025May 5, 202504 mins

Bayo Onanuga The Presidency has faulted recent comments by the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, suggesting that Nigerians were economically better off at independence in 1960 than they are today. Reacting to the claim in a statement posted Sunday night via X (formerly Twitter), Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said Adesina’s…

What US tariff war means for African countries – Akinyemi Adesina

EditorApril 11, 2025April 11, 202505 mins

President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has tasked Africa to overhaul its approach towards achieving fast-paced growth and development “because the era of aid and free money is gone.” Adesina said this in his speech as the Special Guest Lecturer at 14th Convocation lecture of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in…