AFDB President, Adesina Akinwumi Finally Cleared By Independent Panel

The Independent Review Panel has exonerated the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, of any unethical doings. The Independent Review Panel was set up by the Bureau of Governors of the Bank, following a complaint by the United States, to review the process by which two previous organs of the Bank – the Ethics Committee of the Board, and the Bureau of the Board of Governors – had previously exonerated Adesina. The three-member Independent Review Panel include; Mary Robinson, a former President of the Republic of…

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CBN To Fund Research For COVID-19 Vaccine In Nigeria

-YOMMY AYILARA. CBN To Fund Research For A Nigerian COVID-19 Vaccine – Emefiele. Godwin Emefiele, The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that the country’s apex bank β€œis developing a framework” through which it can procure financial support to achieve a Nigerian COVID-19 vaccine.   This was revealed at the unveiling, of the THISDAY Dome testing, tracing, and treatment centre on Tuesday, the 12th of May, 2020 in FCT, Abuja.   The THISDAY Dome is anticipated to enhance health facilities accessible to fight the viral disease.  …

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