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‘The #EndSARS Protesters’ is YNaija Person of the Year 2020
The editorial board of Y! (TV and Online) is pleased to announce the #EndSARS Protesters comprising all campaigners, promoters, online as well as offline protesters, as its pick for Person of…
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Victor Oladokun profiles Akinwunmi Adesina | Banker of Africa and #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee
What a year Akinwunmi Adesina has had. At the beginning of the year, it seemed that he had everything going for him. On account of his sterling leadership as President…
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Tribalism must have no place in the new Nigeria of our dreams
Barely two months since the #EndSARS protests saw Nigerians from all walks of life galvanised in common purpose, it appears the perennial tribalist antics of Nigerians only took a break.…
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Profile: Why Akinwunmi Adesina is the real deal
"The future beckons us for a more developed Africa and a much stronger and resilient African Development Bank Group. We will build on the strong foundations of success in the…
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President Buhari hints at his intention to contest in 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that he might be seeking re-election in 2019. This hint came in a statement in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire where he is attending the 5th European Union-African…
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Former Jonathan ministers, Okonjo-Iweala, Adesina meet again (PHOTOS)
Two ministers, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina who served in the cabinet of former President, Goodluck Jonathan met over the weekend in Abidjan. Iweala was Minister for Finance…
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Dele Momodu: Unveiling President Buhari’s mindset
Fellow Nigerians, I doubt if there is anyone who does not see and feel President Muhammadu Buhari is a complex character. As a matter of fact, that is the veritable…
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Adesina criticizes Oshiomhole for calling GEJ’s agricultural programme a “scam”
Immediate past Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina, has criticized Edo State Governor, Adams Oshimhole, for calling the Agricultural Programme of former president Goodluck Jonathan as a scam. Adesina, who…
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The Common-sense Rice Revolution: Story of a 34 year old Farmer
With booming and fast-growing farming centers in every part of Nigeria, including the semi-dry savannah’s of the Middle Belt region and the North, for many years now, rice farming has…
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House of Reps threaten to arrest Agric Minister, Akinwunmi Adesina
by Kolapo Olapoju The Federal House of Representatives has threatened to issue a bench warrant on the Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, if he fails to appear before an investigative…
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“Like Jesus, PDP people say they are being persecuted” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)
by Kolapo Olapoju 1. If MTN is kicked out, your family member may lose their job To all those clamouring for the ouster of South African businesses in Nigeria,- you just…
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Ring the alarm: Bird flu spreads to 5 more states
by James Sambo The Federal government says the recent outbreak of Bird flu has spread to five more states, besides Lagos and Kano, where the first cases were recorded. The highly transmittable…
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Opinion: Ex-Minister, Adamu Bello has nothing on Akinwunmi Adesina’s sterling achievements
by Richard-Mark Mbaram This relentlessly passionate minister got over $5 billion of investments into the agriculture sector in just three years. New rice investors alone have put up an additional…
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Is Nasir El-Rufai running for Governorship of Kaduna state? (TWEETS)
by Kolapo Olapoju Circling through the grapevine are reports which insinuate that former FCT Minister, Nasir el-Rufai, has intentions to contest for the governorship of Kaduna state at the 2015…
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Cassava saves us N200 billion a year in wheat imports
by Olorunwa Lawal Nigeria saves N200bn yearly from 20 percent cassava substitution for wheat in bread making, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said. He spoke in Ado-Ekiti…
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YNaija Editorial: So, what is the Jonathan government getting right?
This president’s record on security can rightly be graded negative, we are not yet winning the war against Boko Haram and we are failing on securing communities and states and…
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iROKO chief executive, Jason Njoku is the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013; beats Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga & Akinwunmi Adesina to get the prize
by Oge Okonkwo The editors of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – yesterday announced the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 – founder and chief executive of iROKO, Jason…
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Chi Ibe profiles Akinwunmi Adesina: There is something about the man (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Chi Ibe Minister of Agriculture and YPOTY 2013 nominee, Akinwunmi Adesina Imagine for a moment that Winston Churchill had taken his War Cabinet’s advice to end the war after…
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We did not ban importation of fish – Agriculture minister explains
by Oke Efagene The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina, has denied claims by the media that he authorized a ban on the importation of fish. To this…
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For The Record: Full text of Akinwunmi Adesina’s acceptance speech as Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2013
by Chi Ibe Yesterday, Forbes Africa announced Akinwunmi Adesina, Nigeria's agriculture minister as Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2013. He was given the prize for his historic reforms in…
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Aliko Dangote,Jim Ovia & Agriculture Minister, Akinwunmi Adesina shorlisted for Forbes African Person of the Year Award
by Rachel Ogbu This year three Nigerians including Forbes regular, Aliko Dangote of Dangote Group have made it to the shorlist for Forbes African Person of the Year Award. For one…
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Feyi Fawehinmi: Why institutions matter: A story about rice
by Feyi Fawehinmi This is why we also must be suspicious of ‘young’ people who are currently running about declaring themselves as change agents and demanding to be loved. It’s…
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Going green: Jonathan hosts Eminent Persons Group on Agric. in Geneva (PHOTOS)
President Goodluck Jonathan addressing the inaugural meeting of presidential eminent persons group on Agriculture in Geneva on Tuesday by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday hosted the first meeting…
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Opinion: It’s okay, let the farmers have cell phones
by Ose Oyamendan Someone needs to text him and remind him that as at today, the only thing we produce are scandals. I’ve been so caught up in the Lance…
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Opinion: 10 million agric phones: The National Assembly should act now
by Eze Onyekpere There is no empirical evidence showing that there are 10 million farmers in Nigeria who need telephones and how the ministry arrived at telephones as the priority…
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Opinion: Adesina’s phony phones for Nigerian farmers
by Olusola Adegbite One must then poignantly ask, though it be a rhetorical question, if the purchase and distribution of GSM phones to hundreds of farmers spread across the length…
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Phones-for-farmers: “I will not be distracted” – Agric minister vows to pursue policy
by Isi Esene The minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, has insisted that there is no going back on the proposed purchase of cellphones for farmers in a bid to enhance…
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