Winners emerge in AfDB’s Farming is Cool art contest
Three winners have emerged from African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Farming is cool art contest, carting away cash prizes of N1 million, N500,000 and N250,000 for first, second and third places respectively. They are Ezra Anthony, Precious Nnenna Enyinwa and Vivien Okoro. Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, AfDB President, presented the prizes to the winners while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, opened the new office complex. Twenty contestants aged 10 to 16 years took part in the contest. It was part of AfDB’s goal to see a shift in agriculture on the continent, hoping to feed itself and eradicate malnutrition by 2025. At the inauguration of its complex at Abuja, AfDB inspired secondary school pupils with the Farming is cool contest to launch African economic outlook for 2018, as well as to share the high 5. Ebrima Faal, Senior Director, Nigeria Country Department, AfDB, said the contest was organised to sow a seed of awareness on ...