Tag: Adesina
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Balogun, Okonjo-Iweala hail Adesina’s emergence as 2017 World Food Prize Laureate
Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires to the U.S. Hakeem Balogun and a former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, have lauded the emergence of Dr Akinwumi Adesina as the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate. Balogun and Okonjo-Iweala told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent in the U.S. that Adesina’s selection for the prestigious prize was a…
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Create greater economic opportunities for African youths, Adesina tells G7 leaders
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African leaders to create greater economic opportunities for its youth to stay home and live a meaningful life. Adesina disclosed this at the G7 Summit in Taormina, Italy, stressing that the future of African youth does not lie in migration to Europe, but…
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Buhari calls Adesina, thanks him for dealing with ‘mischief makers’
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Saturday said he spoke on phone with the president who is on medical vacation in London. Adesina said the president specially thanked him for dealing effectively with ‘mischief makers’. The presidential spokesperson revealed this through series of tweets on his twitter handle.…
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Adesina should resign if he’s tired of his job – APC National Youth leader
National Youth leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ismaeel Ahmed, has asked Femi Adesina, media adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign. Ahmed, who made his feelings known, via his Twitter handle advised the presidential aide to resign if “he doesn’t want the job”. Ahmed warned Adesina not to via his utterances destroy…