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Forbes names Akinwumi Adesina 2019 African of the Year
Forbes Africa has named
the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, 2019
African of the Year.
Adesina receives the award for the
second time after his...
Akinwumi Adesina meets Africa’s first female VC, Grace Alele-Williams
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has met former vice-chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof Grace Alele-Williams.
The 86-year-old is also...
Akinwumi Adesina’s wife becomes head of World Hunger Fighters Foundation
Grace Adesina, wife of the President of African
Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi Adesina, has been appointed the President of
the World Hunger Fighters Foundation.
The foundation recently...
Akinwumi Adesina, Awosika, Demuren, others for CIBN fellowship awards
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi
Adesina, and Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika, will be part of
over 200 qualified and experienced associates...
Dangote opens Africa Centre in US
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday opened
the Africa Centre in New York, United States.
The opening of the centre comes on the sidelines of...
UN Sec-Gen names Dangote, Adesina, others to fight global malnutrition
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, and 25 others to...
Akinwumi Adesina remembers ‘great’ mentor on 10th death anniversary
President of African Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi Adesina, has remembered his ‘great’ mentor, Norman Borlaug.
Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that...
Swaziland king decorates Akinwumi Adesina in royal apparel
President of African Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi
Adesina, has been decorated in royal apparel by the King of Swaziland, Mswati
III of Eswatini.
In a tweet on...
Akinwumi Adesina, wife visit Cote D’Ivoire president
President of African Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi Adesina, and wife, Grace, have visited the President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara.
Adesina, a former Minister of...
2023 Presidency: Nigerians call for Akinwumi Adesina after appearance at G7...
Nigerians have called for the President of African Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi Adesina, to contest for the 2023 presidency after his appearance at G7...