Image:Getty A former senior adviser to the African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged Nigeria to industrialise its agricultural sector as a critical pathway to food security, economic diversification and sustainable job creation. Professor Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, former Senior Special Adviser on Industrialisation to the President of the African Development Bank, made the call while delivering a ...

Lomé, Togo – October 2, 2025 – The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved more than USD 308 million in financing to drive renewable energy, agribusiness, trade, and industrialisation projects in Nigeria and Guinea. The announcement was made during the Bank’s 93rd Ordinary Session, chaired by President and Board Chairman Dr. George ...