The Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta, is one of the higher institutions of learning owned and run by the Federal government of Nigeria.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist,who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. Notably,she is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General. She was previously on the boards of Danone,Standard Chartered Bank,MINDS:Mandela Institute for Development Studies,Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,Georgetown Institute for Women,Peace and Security,One Campaign,GAVI:Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization,Rockefeller Foundation,R4D:Results for Development,ARC:African Risk Capacity and Earthshot Prize plus others. She also previously sat on the Twitter Board of Directors,and stepped down in February 2021 in connection with her appointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan,Ivory Coast,since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries (RMC).
Agriculture is a sector of the Nigerian economy,accounting for up to 35% of total employment in 2020. According to the FAO,agriculture remains the foundation of the Nigerian economy,providing livelihoods for most Nigerians and generating millions of jobs. Along with crude oil,Nigeria relies on the agricultural products it exports to generate most of its national revenue. The agricultural sector in Nigeria comprises four sub-sectors:crop production,livestock,forestry,and fishing.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria that has the mandate to ensure food security in crop,livestock and fisheries,stimulate agricultural employment and services,promote the production and supply of raw materials to Agro- allied industries,provide markets for the products of the industrial sector,generate foreign exchange and aid rural Socio-economic development throughout Nigeria. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar is the current Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Dr. Abubakar replaced Sabo Nanono and took charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in September 2021,after he was redeployed from the Federal Ministry of Environment by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Hassan Bubacar Jallow is a Gambian judge who has served as Chief Justice of the Gambia since February 2017. He was the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) from 2003 to 2016,and Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) from 2012 to 2016,both at the rank of United Nations Under Secretary-General. He served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General from 1984 to 1994 under President Dawda Jawara.
Mansur Mukhtar is a Nigerian economist who served as Minister of Finance in the cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua from 17 December 2008 to March 2010 when acting president Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.
Ibukun Odusote is a Nigerian civil servant in IT and administration. She was the first administrative contact person for the .ng top level Nigerian domain name. She has served as the Permanent Secretary for the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and for the Political Affairs Department in the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government.
Sipho Moyo is a Zimbabwean economist. She is the "Director of Cabinet and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President",at the African Development Bank (AfDB). She was appointed by Akinwumi Adesina,the President of the AfDB,and assumed office on 1 November 2019.
Cristina Duarte is a Cape Verdean politician who served as the Cape Verdean Minister of Finance,Planning and Public Administration from 2006 to 2016. Since 2020,she has been serving as Special Adviser on Africa to United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres.
Ada Osakwe is a Nigerian economist,an entrepreneur and corporate executive,who is the founder and chief executive officer of Agrolay Ventures,an agribusiness investment company based in Nigeria,which invests in African agricultural food-related companies. She is also the Founder of Nuli Foods and Nuli Juice company. From November 2012 until May 2015,Ada Osakwe was the Senior Investment Adviser to Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,Akinwumi Adesina.
Africa50 is an infrastructure investment platform that was founded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and African states.
Patrick V. Verkooijen is the CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the Chancellor of the University of Nairobi.
Victor Oladokun is a British-Nigerian journalist,broadcaster and communications strategist. He was the Director of Communication and External Relations at the African Development Bank Group AFDB where he is credited with transforming the Bank’s communication strategy,elevating the institutions regional and global profile. Oladokun currently serves as the Senior Advisor to the President of the Bank on Communication and Stakeholder engagement. He was the producer,managing producer and producer and host of the popular internationally acclaimed TV magazine programs CBN World News and Turning Point on the Christian Broadcasting Network CBN.
Anne Namara Kabagambe is a Ugandan international development and finance executive. She served as the former executive director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,representing the World Bank Group's Africa Group 1 constituency. Additionally,she is a board member of Barrick Gold and Financial Services Volunteer Corps.
Ahmadu Bello UniversityZaria is a federal government research university located in Zaria,Kaduna State,Nigeria,opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. It was founded by and is now named for Ahmadu Bello,the first premier of Northern Nigeria.
Alex Mutebi Mubiru is a Ugandan economist,development banker and former academic,currently serving as Director General in the Cabinet of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB),since August 2022,based at the bank's headquarters in Abidjan,Ivory Coast.
Yacine Fal is a Senegalese lawyer and corporate executive. Currently,she serves as the Acting Vice President at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB),responsible for "Regional Development,Integration and Business Delivery",effective 17 December 2021. Before that,from November 2020 until December 2021,she was the Director General in the Cabinet of the President of the AfDB.
Olabamiji Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka is a scholar,researcher,and a professor and development economist known for his significant contributions to the fields of economics,innovation,and technology management in developing countries. He is the senior special adviser on Industrialization to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
