Akinwunmi Adesina
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Akinwunmi Adesina, the sophisticated conversationalist and President of the African Development Bank was the recipient of the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Foundation Prize for Leadership the other week.
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The Japanese Vice Minister of Finance, International Affairs, Masato Kanda has reiterated the continued commitment of his country to partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
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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.
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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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