Tag: Akinwumi Adesina
Ganduje: “I won’t waste a minute signing death warrant of convicted musician” | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that he would not hesitate in signing the death warrant of the ...
Goodluck Jonathan to release autobiography on his final moments as president
Former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will release his autobiography, My Transition Hours, on November 20, 2018. The book which will focus on ...
PROFILE: Can Akinwumi Adesina save Africa?
by Wilfred Okiche Everybody loves a winner. Akinwumi Adesina is on a hot winning streak. Everybody loves him. The ...
Okorocha and his statues; Wizkid on the Soul Train | Here are last week’s winners and losers
Rochas Okorocha and Harvey Weinstein have something in common and it’s their penchant for losing and attracting ridicule. Meanwhile, Nigerian-born ...
How my $250,000 World Food Prize money will be spent – Adesina
A former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina has formally received the 2017 World Food Prize (WFP) Laureate award ...
Buhari congratulates Adesina on winning the World Food Prize Laureate
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday congratulated former Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina on winning the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate. Adesina, ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Agriculture can’t save Nigeria, but agribusiness might
by Mazi Emeka As the Nigerian economy slowly descends into full blown recession, and the national currency nose dives to ...
Rice industry has attracted N256 billion investment – Agriculture Minister
by Kolapo Olapoju Going by the comments of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the rice sector has attracted N256 billion worth of investments ...
Opinion: The N60bn questions Reno Omokri and his principals must answer
by Kikiowo Ileowo The idea of importing phones from other countries is nothing short of exporting thousands of jobs and ...
Dele Momodu: The president and his ten million farmers
by Dele Momodu Let’s take them one by one. Why is it assumed that of all problems facing Nigerian farmers, ...
Opinion: Mobile phone farming, the Goodluck Jonathan miracle
by Abubakar S. Usman Sadly, none of these is of concern to the government. What they are rather interested in ...
Stop lying about cassava bread – Agric Minister
by Stanley Azuakola Cassava bread does not cause diabetes, that’s a lie from the congregation of wheat importers, so says ...
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