{"id":17179,"date":"2026-06-20T12:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-nigeria-abuja-hosts-afdb-president\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:02:52","slug":"iita-nigeria-abuja-hosts-afdb-president","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-nigeria-abuja-hosts-afdb-president\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA Nigeria (Abuja) hosts AfDB President"},"content":{"rendered":"To see how IITA is assisting the Nigerian youth engaged in the\u00a0<a title=\"Visit the IITA Youth Agripreneurs website\" href=\"http:\/\/youthagripreneurs.org\/\">Jeunes agripreneurs de l'IITA<\/a>\u00a0(IYA) scheme to generate novel businesses from agriculture, the President of the African Development Bank (<a title=\"Visit the African Development Bank website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/\">BAD<\/a>) and former Principal Economist at IITA,\u00a0<a title=\"Visit Dr. Akinwumi Adesina profile page on the African Development Bank&apos;s page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/about-us\/organisational-structure\/presidents-corner\/biography\/\">Akinwumi Adesina<\/a>, paid his first official visit as President of the Bank to IITA\u2019s Station in Abuja on 27 September.\n<div id=\"attachment_1429\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC0528.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC0528.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of DG Nteranya Sanginga and the Agripreneurs welcoming AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina to IITA\u2019s Abuja Station.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1429\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DG Nteranya Sanginga and the Agripreneurs welcome AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina to IITA\u2019s Abuja Station.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nAdesina also came for discussions on the implementation of the Empowering Noble Agri-Business Led Employment (<a title=\"Read story &apos;Innovative programme to improve employment and income outcomes for young people&apos; on the African Development Bank website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/news-and-events\/article\/innovative-programme-to-improve-employment-and-income-outcomes-for-young-people-14217\/\">ENABLE Youth<\/a>) project of the AfDB in the country. IITA, together with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, will implement the ENABLE project with a US$300 million grant from the Bank and will see the creation of 1000 youth entrepreneurs in agribusiness in each of the 36 states, with an expected additional 185,000 jobs created.\n<div class=\"articleimg\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1430\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 207px\">\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bulletin.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1024_DSC0499.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1430\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC0499-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of a smiling AfDB President being welcomed with flowers by Glory Paul, the daughter of an IITA staff member.\" width=\"207\" height=\"175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1430\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A smiling AfDB President being welcomed with flowers by Glory Paul, the daughter of an IITA staff member.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAdesina was accompanied by a 36-person delegation of the Bank comprising Kapil Kapoor \u2013 Acting Vice President, Sector Operations; Stephen Nalletawby \u2013 VP Infrastructure;\nAg Director Sunita Pitember \u2013 Director, Social Development; Ismaila Dieng \u2013 Director of Communication; Lamin Barrow \u2013 Manager, Office of the President; Ag VP Janvier Litse \u2013 VP Regional Operations; Ousmane Dore \u2013 Country Director, Nigeria; Jacob Mukete \u2013 Former Director, Governance; VP and Chief Economist Celestine Monga; VP Human Resources Alberic Kacou; Director of Agriculture Department Chiji Ojukwu; Executive Director AfDB Nigeria Bright Okogu, and Country Director Nigeria, Chief of Staff Sipho Moyo, among others.\n\nA former ambassador to The Netherlands also represented Nigeria\u2019s President Muhammed Buhari.\n<div id=\"attachment_1431\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC0853.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC0853.jpg\" alt=\"A group photo in front of the new Agripreneur building in IITA\u2019s Abuja Station.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group photo in front of the new Agripreneur building in IITA\u2019s Abuja Station.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To see how IITA is assisting the Nigerian youth engaged in the IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) scheme to generate novel businesses from 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