Akinwunmi Adesina
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The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African leaders to create quality jobs for its teeming unemployed youths to stem the trend of brain-drain bedeviling the continent.
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The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina will on Friday, 8th December, 2023 deliver the Convocation Lecture at the Second Veritas University Digital Innovations Exhibition and 12th Convocation Lecture in Abuja.
13 Jul
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, and the Group President of MTN, Ralph Mupita, are among guests expected to speak at this year's edition of BusinessDay's flagship event, BusinessDay CEO Forum, scheduled to take place today, Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Ballroom, Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has commiserated with Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB) over the death of his mother, Mrs Eunice Adesina. The former president in a letter addressed to Adesina, said late Eunice was a hardworking personality, who dedicated her life to her family and the church of Christ. He said…
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