Tag: Adesina
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Nigeria can be agricultural power house in Africa — Adesina
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President African Development Bank (AfDB) says Nigeria has all it takes to be “a power house in food and agriculture” on the African continent. Adesina, who said this on the sidelines of the Banks’s Annual Meeting in Malabo, expressed delight that the country had introduced a lot of agricultural initiatives to…
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Adeshina blasts Nigerians for ‘twisting’ Buhari’s comments on Gaddafi
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments on former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, on the killings by herdsmen in Nigeria were misinterpreted to score cheap political goals. Buhari had on Wednesday in London told Archbishop Justin Welby that the farmers/herdsmen clashes were made worse by the influx of armed gunmen from…
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AfDB hits highest annual disbursement of $7.67bn in 2017 – Adesina
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that the Bank, 2017, achieved its highest annual disbursement ever of 7.67 billion dollars on supports. Adesina said this in a statement made available to our reporter on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the Bank would continue to support African countries in ensuring…
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President Buhari is healthy to seek re-election in 2019 – Adesina
Presidential Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari is presently in a better state of health than in 2015, to seek re-election in the 2019 general elections. Adesina said this while speaking with State House correspondents in Abuja on Sunday. He said though the president was yet to decide on whether to re-contest or…
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Adesina formally receives 2017 WFP award, pledges to spend $250,000 prize money on agriculture
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday formally received the 2017 World Food Prize (WFP) Laureate award in the United States. Adesina was conferred with the laureate in Des Moines, U. S. during which he committed the 250,000 dollars cash prize to set up a fund for financing African youths in…
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World Food Prize: Buhari hails Adesina, says ‘We’re proud of you’
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria remains proud of its former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for the winning the 2017 World Food Prize. Adesina, who is the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), will today be presented with the $250,000 prize and Laureate sculpture at a ceremony in the United States. The President’s…
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No law says Buhari should hold FEC meeting every week – Adesina
Special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, yesterday said there is nowhere in the Nigerian law which states that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting must be held every week. Recall TheNewsGuru.com had earlier published that Buhari cancelled the FEC meeting he was supposed to hold for this week…
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President ‘Okechukwu’ Buhari will meet all needs of South East – Adesina
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina has assured the people of Southeastern Nigeria that President Muhammadu ‘Okechukwu’ Buhari will meet all the demands of the region. Adesina made the revelation while addressing a coalition of south-east youth visited the villa to declare support for Buhari, on Tuesday, Adesina said the region would get its fair share from…
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Buhari now completely mended – Presidency
The presidency has again assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is back on his feet, while insisting that he [Buhari] has been fully mended and only waiting for his London doctor’s order to take a trip back to the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina who made the…