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Daily Rendezvous The presidential ambition of former Vice president Atiku Abubakar, Gov.Bala Mohammed and other northern political heavy weights gunning the presidency might suffer a huge setback, as a northern group, Northern Coalition Progressive, has resolved to endorse the presidential ambition of African Development Bank (AFDB) boss, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. The group called Northern Coalition Progressive (NCP), has endorsed the president of African Development Bank AFDB Dr. Akinwumi Adesina,as the only presidential candidate of the North. The leader of the Group  Dr. Godwin Yakubu said, in a press statement issued after the marathon meeting of the 19 northern States executives of the group that they carefully examined all the presidential aspirants in both people's Democratic party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC) but could not get a candidate with the capability to reform the country's battered economy like Akinwumi. The statement maintained that the cho...

Daily Rendezvous African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina’s Speech at the Federal Inland Revenue Service Tax Dialogue. Your Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Your Excellencies, Governors, Excellencies, Ambassadors Honorable Ministers Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Nami Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to wish you Mr. President and all of Nigeria a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I am delighted to address you today, as President of the African Development Bank – and as a Nigerian. I thank you Mr. President for your incredible leadership, tenacity and resolute support behind my re-election as President of the African Development Bank for a second term. I am proud to be a Nigerian, any day, anytime and anywhere. Thank you Mr. President for inviting me to this First National Tax Dialogue organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS). I congratulate you on this Dialo...

Daily Rendezvous The Project aims to help improve access to quality secondary education in a safe and healthy school environment for 5,000 girls The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of Chad to finance the Girls' Education and Women's Literacy Project– the first Bank grant exclusively targeting women and girls. The project will be financed from the Bank's Transition Support Facility and will be implemented over a five-year period by the Chadian Ministry of National Education and Civic Promotion, in coordination with partners involved in the education sector, civil society organisations, and youth organisations. The Chadian government will contribute a non-monetary contribution of $713,000 towards the program. "Through this financing, the African Development Bank is providing support to the Chadian government to reduce inequalities through access to education - especiall...

Daily Rendezvous African Development Bank’s second virtual business opportunities seminar of 2020, draws 250 global partners and suppliers During the seminars, participants are informed about the Bank’s strategy for supporting economic growth, its priority areas and rules and procedures for project and corporate procurement  The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) hosted its second virtual business opportunities seminar in 2020 (BOS) on 13 and 14 October. The BOS offers a one-stop shop for individuals and consulting firms, civil contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and diplomatic commercial attachés from the Bank Group’s regional and non-regional members seeking to provide goods and services to projects or to the Bank, or otherwise partner with it. During the seminars, participants are informed about the Bank’s strategy for supporting economic growth, its priority areas and rules and procedures for project and corporate procurement. This month’s editio...