High Unemployment Rate Threatening FG’s Poverty Reduction Plan – AfDB       The Director-General of the African Development Bank Group’s Nigeria Country Department, Mr Lamin Barrow, has said the Nigerian government’s plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030 is threatened by the high...

AfDB Appoints Barrow As New DG For Nigeria       The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed Mr Lamin Barrow as the director-general of its Nigeria office. According to a statement issued by the bank on Tuesday, before his appointment, Barrow was Acting Senior Director, Nigeria Country...

AfDB Offers SEC $400,000 Grant for Capital Market Devt     The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group last Friday signed a $400,000 grant agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria to strengthen securities markets regulation and broaden market instruments. The funds will go towards strengthening...