March 28, 2014
Nigeria: AfDB Board Approves US$ 205 Million Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, on 26th March 2014, approved a US$ 205 million Urban Water Sector Reform and Port-Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Approves US$ 125 Million Line of Credit to Zenith Bank for On-lending to SMEs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$ 125-million Line of Credit (LOC) to Zenith Bank PLC (Zenith) for on-lending to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in… Read more »
February 27, 2014
Nigeria: AfDB Approves US $30 Million Loan for Rehabilitation of Oku Iboku Paper Mill in Nigeria
Plans to resuscitate Oku Iboku Pulp and Paper Mill in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States in Southeastern Nigeria were concretized on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in Tunis, where… Read more »
February 13, 2014
Nigeria: AfDB Vice-President Addresses Power Sector Conference in Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria hosted a High Level Power Sector Conference on Monday, February 10, 2014 in Abuja. The event, which was organized by the National Council on… Read more »
January 15, 2014
Nigeria: A time for a Step Change Financing Development - AfDB President Kaberuka
Event: The Daily Trust African of the Year 2013 Award - Abuja, Nigeria Read more »
January 16, 2014
Africa: President Donald Kaberuka Is 2013 'African of the Year'
In November 2013, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, was named the recipient of the 2013 Daily Trust African of the Year award. Read more »
December 18, 2013
Nigeria: ADF Partial Risk Guarantee Program to Stimulate Private Investment in the Nigerian Power Sector
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) program of US $184.2 million*, and an… Read more »
December 13, 2013
Africa: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Meets in Abuja
The first Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Coordination Committee took place in in Abuja, Nigeria on 5 December 2013. The meeting aimed to facilitate coordination at… Read more »
November 06, 2013
Nigeria: Interview With Patrick Agboma, On Phase One of Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
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November 07, 2013
Cameroon: Enugu-Bamenda Road, Tool of regional Integration and an AfDB Success Story
Barely six years after Nigeria and Cameroon signed a Memorandum of Understanding that was to put their socio-political differences behind them, the Enugu-Bamenda Road Project… Read more »
November 01, 2013
Nigeria: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$152.50 Million Financing for Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an ADF loan of US$ 152.12 million (UA98.78 million) and an ADF grant of US$ 0.38 million (UA0.25 million) to… Read more »
September 19, 2013
Nigeria: Nigeria Urban Transport Project - Abuja Facilitating Urban Mobility
The project consists of the development of a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system in Abuja. The AfDB Group will leverage funding from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF). The project will… Read more »
September 05, 2013
Africa: "Africa Must Capture Its Own Market," AfDB President tells 19th Nigerian Economic Summit
On the invitation of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, attended the 19th… Read more »
July 29, 2013
Africa: AfDB Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue On Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria
The African Development Bank and the Nigerian government will on Monday, July 29 hold a high level policy dialogue on 'Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria' in… Read more »
July 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Up to Us $150 Million Line of Credit to Fidelity Bank in Support of Nigeria's Economic Growth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today a US $75-million medium-term line of credit (LoC) to Fidelity Bank Plc to fund selected projects in… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: AfDB, Federal Government of Nigeria Sign Us $300 Million Loan Agreement
May 27th 2013 marked the beginning of yet another important relationship between the African Development Bank and The Federal Government of Nigeria. Read more »
May 20, 2013
Nigeria: AfDB Project Integrates Nomadic Peoples Into Mainstream Education in Nigeria
Spanning at least 20 different countries across the African continent, nomadic peoples constitute about six per cent of the total African population, or some 50 million people. Read more »
May 21, 2013
Nigeria: Cross River State - Rural Access and Mobility Project in Nigeria
AfDB at the centre of rural economic transformation, bringing rapid development to rural areas. Read more »
May 20, 2013
Nigeria: AfDB Project Integrates Nomadic Peoples into Mainstream Education in Nigeria
Spanning at least 20 different countries across the African continent, nomadic peoples constitute about six per cent of the total African population, or some 50 million people.… Read more »
West Africa: Benin-Nigeria Power Interconnection Project - Sharing Energy in West Africa
The Electricity Authority of Benin-Nigerian Electric Power Authority power interconnection project, jointly financed by the African Development Bank, the West African Development… Read more »
May 08, 2013
Africa: AfDB-Nigeria - Over U.S.$ 1 Billion Investment in Potable Water Projects for Millions of Households
Water is the most critical resource in any nation. It is the principal measure of the health of a country and how its people live. In Tunisia, as in a number of North African… Read more »
April 30, 2013
Nigeria: Lekki Deep Sea Port - A Multi-purpose Port in the Heart of a Free Zone Area
A consortium of private investors including AfDB Private Sector Department, the Federal Government of Nigeria and Lagos State are jointly constructing Nigeria's deepest sea port at… Read more »
Africa: AfDB-Nigeria - Catalyzing Development and Transforming the Society
For over four decades, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has been involved in Nigeria's development process. In assisting the country it has been employing a full range of… Read more »
Africa: Lekki Toll Road Project - A Gateway to Nigeria's Economic Transformation
Lekki-Epe Express Toll Road is a major Lagos watershed project. It is the first of the public private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects completed in 2011. It holds the… Read more »
April 29, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Reinforces Its Partnership With Plateau State
In a move to strengthen its relationships with its partners on the ground the African Development Bank (AfDB) Resident Representative, Ousmane Dore, paid a courtesy call on the… Read more »
