
Lamin Barrow
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23-01-2022 07:23:16
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TODAY: African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina to be awarded the prestigious #ObafemiAwolowoPrize for Leadership at a ceremony in Lagos, #Nigeria. Dr Adesina will also deliver the keynote lecture. Join us LIVE: bit.ly/3V4YmAc


Akinwumi A. Adesina Wole Soyinka Centre Afe Babalola University Samia Suluhu The Nation Nigeria President Barrow Senator Kashim Shettima AZALI Assoumani Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBÉ We must make Nigeria a place for people to stay, not a place to run away from… That is why African Development Bank Group + partners have provided $614m to #Nigeria for the I-DICE program [for] digital + creative enterprises, which are expected to create 6.3m jobs + add $6.4bn to the econ of
![African Development Bank Group (@afdb_group) on Twitter photo <a href="/akin_adesina/">Akinwumi A. Adesina</a> <a href="/WSoyinkaCentre/">Wole Soyinka Centre</a> <a href="/Abuad_Uni/">Afe Babalola University</a> <a href="/SuluhuSamia/">Samia Suluhu</a> <a href="/TheNationNews/">The Nation Nigeria</a> <a href="/BarrowPresident/">President Barrow</a> <a href="/officialSKSM/">Senator Kashim Shettima</a> <a href="/PR_AZALI/">AZALI Assoumani</a> <a href="/FEGnassingbe/">Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBÉ</a> We must make Nigeria a place for people to stay, not a place to run away from… That is why <a href="/AfDB_Group/">African Development Bank Group</a> + partners have provided $614m to #Nigeria for the I-DICE program [for] digital + creative enterprises, which are expected to create 6.3m jobs + add $6.4bn to the econ of <a href="/akin_adesina/">Akinwumi A. Adesina</a> <a href="/WSoyinkaCentre/">Wole Soyinka Centre</a> <a href="/Abuad_Uni/">Afe Babalola University</a> <a href="/SuluhuSamia/">Samia Suluhu</a> <a href="/TheNationNews/">The Nation Nigeria</a> <a href="/BarrowPresident/">President Barrow</a> <a href="/officialSKSM/">Senator Kashim Shettima</a> <a href="/PR_AZALI/">AZALI Assoumani</a> <a href="/FEGnassingbe/">Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBÉ</a> We must make Nigeria a place for people to stay, not a place to run away from… That is why <a href="/AfDB_Group/">African Development Bank Group</a> + partners have provided $614m to #Nigeria for the I-DICE program [for] digital + creative enterprises, which are expected to create 6.3m jobs + add $6.4bn to the econ of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GH_yEZaWQAAAWf6.jpg)

IN THE NEWS: The 2023 #ObafemiAwolowoPrize for Leadership was formally presented to African Development Bank Group Pres. Akinwumi A. Adesina during a glittering ceremony held at the Lagos Continental Hotel on the 6th of March. READ the details, via African Business: bit.ly/4cdPcYA WATCH the

Delighted to meet Lamin Barrow Dir Gen of the AfDB NIGERIA (RDNG). Discussed support to food security & other areas to achieve #SDGs in #Nigeria & importance 2 collaboration with United Nations Nigeria to mitigate the impact of the economic challenges on the vulnerable people #LeaveNoOneBehind


With my friend World Bank President Ajay Banga, at G7 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors’ meeting in Italy. Together, we’ll do more for Africa, and need huge global support for our concessional vehicles: IDA21 and ADF17. Let’s smile together! G7 African Development Bank Group


At AfDBAM2024, African Development Bank Group to convene meeting with heads of regional and continental institutions to explore options to mobilise capital for regional investments and deeper integration: bit.ly/3ywqYJv


$117 billion General Callable Capital increase approved for the African Development Bank by its Board of Governors, at its Annual Meetings in Nairobi, Kenya. I am grateful to our shareholders for their extraordinary confidence and support. African Development Bank Group



The African Development Bank Group's #RDVPLeadershipRetreat was an opportunity for colleagues to reconnect, recharge and refocus our priorities, says Lamin Barrow, the Bank's Director General Designate for West Africa.

It was a wonderful time speaking yesterday on “Envisioning Africa’s economic prospects” at the Chatham House London, the globally famous ideation house.



#BBC #HARDTALK Interview: #StephenSackur with #AfricanDevelopmentBankGroup President Akinwumi A. Adesina, June 12, 2024 See my review in the comments section below. vimeo.com/956983252/ac72…



“Our youths provide a substantial reservoir of talent for innovation, creativity, & boundless energy that can drive the revitalization of the agriculture sector.”- DG Lamin Barrow speaking at the Interactive Session with Youths & women in Nigeria 🇳🇬


NIGERIA: AfDB NIGERIA (RDNG) kicks off the 60th Anniversary of African Development Bank Group at the 2nd interactive session for youth and women in Agriculture in Nigeria. #AfDBat60 Six decades of serving Africa.


During the 2nd Interactive Session for Youths and women in Agriculture hosted by African Development Bank Group yesterday , I emphasized the critical role of youth and women empowerment in agriculture for driving job creation, poverty reduction, and food security. I highlighted the importance of



On the margins of the World Food Prize Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, Barram had a fruitful bilateral discussion with senior officials from the United States Department of Agriculture, Dept. of Agriculture, led by Alexis Taylor, Under Secretary, Trade and Foreign Agricultural


Bank Pres Akinwumi A. Adesina at #FoodPrize24: When I was first elected African Development Bank Group President in 2015, I said we're going to #FeedAfrica and we are doing that. We're putting over $8B into agriculture. We're going to put another $10B in the next five years. We have #Technologies to #FeedAfrica that
