Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo was a Nigerian nationalist and politician who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement (1957–1960). Awolowo founded the Yoruba nationalist group Egbe Omo Oduduwa,and was the first Leader of Government Business and Minister of Local Government and Finance,and first Premier of the Western Region under Nigeria's parliamentary system,from 1952 to 1959. He was the official opposition leader in the federal parliament to the Balewa government from 1959–1963.
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife,Osun State,Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria,which was led by Samuel Ladoke Akintola. It was renamed "Obafemi Awolowo University" on 12 May 1987,so by the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida led military administration,in honour of Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987),the first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria,who initially thought of the idea of establishing the university.
The African Development Bank Group 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).
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 the 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.
Micheal Oladimeji Faborode is a Nigerian educational administrator and a professor of Agricultural Engineering. He was vice chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University from 2006 to 2011.
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Femi Adesina OON is a Nigerian journalist who served as the Special Adviser,Media and Publicity to the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Muhammadu Buhari.
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.
Akinwunmi is a popular Nigerian male given name and surname of Yoruba origin. It means "Valor has been added to me." The diminutive form is "Akinwumi" with the same meaning.
Africa50 is an infrastructure investment platform that was founded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and African states.
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 institution's 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.
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.
Adebiyi Gregory Daramola was a Nigerian academic and professor of agricultural economics,who served as the Vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology,Akure from May 2012 to May 2017.
Olutayo Charles Adesina is a professor of history at the University of Ibadan. His research interests are in the fields of economic history of West Africa,history of development,and Nigerian history. Adesina is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. He has at different times served as the Head of the History Department at the University of Ibadan.
Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka is a scholar,researcher,a professor and a development economist known for his significant contributions to the fields of economics,innovation,and technology management in developing countries. He is currently the senior special adviser on Industrialization to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). He is also a member of the Advisory Council on Industrialization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and a winner of the National Productivity Order of Merit.
