Tag: World Food Prize Laureate
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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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AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina emerges 2017 World Food Prize Laureate
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has been named the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Adesina, whose name was selected on Monday at Washington, D.C, becomes the 46th recipient and the sixth African to be so honoured. The award ceremony would take place Oct. 19. TheNewsGuru.com reports that…