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New Delhi: Professor Ademola A Adenle from Nigeria was on Thursday honoured with the MS Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace, instituted by the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). The Nigerian scientist received the award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inaugural event of the MS Swaminathan Centenary International Conference at ICAR PUSA here.

The award, named after 'Father of India's Green Revolution' Dr Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, honours Prof Adenle's work in promoting sustainable agriculture, supporting small farmers and helping communities adapt to climate change. Prof Adenle has focused on fair access to technology and improving food systems in developing countries.

The MS Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace honours Professor Swaminathan's legacy by recognising individuals for their outstanding contribution to enhancing food security and promoting peace, and inspire efforts towards a just and sustainable world.

Currently a Guest Professor of Sustainability Science and Innovation Policy at the Technical University of Denmark, Prof Adenle holds degrees from the University of Lagos, University of Sussex, University of Nottingham and University of Oxford. He is the first Black person to win the best presentation award for doctoral research at the British Toxicology Society and received a standing ovation for his master's work at Oxford.

With over 25 years of international experience in teaching, research and stakeholder engagement, his work spans sustainable agriculture, food security, climate change, renewable energy and more. He has taught in the UK, Japan, Germany and Nigeria. At the United Nations University in Japan, he led major projects, including Africa's largest GM agriculture study and Nigeria's first National Agricultural Soil Management Policy.

Prof Adenle has authored over 70 publications and led global book projects published by Cambridge and Oxford University Press. He is also a Next Einstein Fellow, a 2023 Rockefeller Food System finalist and winner of the 2022 Sustainability Carbon Neutrality Award.

On the eve of the centenary event, PMO mentioned that this international award will recognise individuals from developing countries who have made outstanding contributions to improving food security and advancing climate justice, equity and peace for vulnerable and marginalised through scientific research, policy development, grassroots engagement or local capacity building.

During the conference today, PM Modi also released a commemorative coin and a centenary memorial stamp in honour of Professor Dr MS Swaminathan, celebrating his invaluable contributions to agriculture and food security.

https://www.etvbharat.com/amp/en/!bharat/nigerian-scientist-prof-ademola-adenle-receives-first-ms-swaminathan-award-for-food-and-peace-from-pm-modi-enn25080701524

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Hi guys,

I just created my EE profile, but I can't see any section for personal history only have work history section. Please has anyone also experiencef this section now missing. Page 1. Faqs 41 advises to update all directorship in personal history section. Any advise house?

ednut1:
of course. There are people whose work experience and masters overlapped. You are to state everything. Even director positions or side business. At this point any explanation provided can be taken as misrepresentation because the fixed deposit was used to conceal source of funds in the first place. Just pray God touches the VOs heart o

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I have my EE application submitted some months back. Do you mean that any director positions I hold should also be included at this stage even though the businesses are not running?

Let's support jagaban 2023!

All candidates that will be presented to run for positions MUST sign agreement to use Nigerian Health care, Children must go to Nigerian Schools, use Made in Nigeria Products (cars, clothes etc).

We start with the next elections coming up Senate or Governorship to prepare for the Presidential elections in 2023.

No candidate from the party will be over 50yrs old!

Finally Nigerian youths are awake!

litaninja:
You love?
Let me ask you, if you fall ill today, which hospital and doctors would you seek?
You love those that have driven the healthcare system aground & jet out at the slightest headache?
Do you have any bit of wisdom?

It's funny how the new set of leaders dont hide that their kids school abroad, that they travel abroad for the slightest illness..in a country where 95% of the population they rule over cannot even imagine either and stucked with the poor standards they oversee.

In a decent country, this should not be the case. I believe we voted for CHANGE!

I have always said this. All elected public officials and their families must be made to use Nigerian Healthcare, Nigerian schools and patronize only made in Nigeria products where available (clothes, cars etc).

When this happens you will see the fast and rapid development of Nigeria.

But with the continuous flaunting of showing the failures of our healthcare, schools...we are not ready for CHANGE

He is running for State senate not Federal Senate

Like our state house of assembly..OP correct your heading not to confuse readers.

Good luck to the man..hopefully he can rise to run for other positions.

I hope this helps you..when you are in a relationship you sont give a listening ear to a new guy..the moment you do that shows you are not committed to your relationship.

Very very high chance this new guy will turn out not to be all you think at the end of the day. My suggestion is you forget the new guy completely and put all your energy into your relationship

Completely unnecessary trip, considering the pandemic is still on.

Your excellency kinda stay back and do a video call with all that are involved.

rodeo0070:
https://brandspurng.com/2020/07/22/oyo-approves-issuance-of-n100-billion-private-bond-for-circular-road-iseyin-ogbomoso-road-ibadan-airport-expansion/

This is one of the best reports I have read in a while.. kudos to this journalist.

We need more educational reporting like this!

This is the kind of discussion the country and forums like this should be having.

Like OP said sooner or later the negative effect of it will affect everyone. Already alot of sites dont even access from Nigeria, now Dubai is excluding Nigerians from work.

Aso rock no dey proactive on anything. Na one chance we enter

Poloyanabo2:
I have doubts on the number of fatalities,
Our neighbours ghana with close to 13,000 cases recorded only 66 deaths while we're counting close to 500 deaths with 17,700 cases?
Something is wrong somewhere but time shall tell!

You are right, what that tells is that the number of cases is way above 17,700 to have a death rate close to 500.

We probably have over 100,000 cases in reality. God help us!

I am a huge supporter of Fashola from time, but I need to question his performance when necessary. Since 2015/2016 when he got the Ministry of Housing under him what has he done?

By now I would have expected to see an active mortgage scheme for Nigerians. It is an obvious fact that government cannot solely build houses for the public, by now we should have first time home owners support schemes, I think 6 years is more than enough to see some traction abeg.

Enoch07:
lol they sat according to their rank, e clear say power don shift b4 after osibanjo na Abba kyari but now "the boss" mustapha has taken over

Fake information..it has always been VP, SG then COS

muykem:
THE SITUATION IN NIGERIA.

The lecturer who insists on sex for a young girl to pass is complaining about the rot in Nigeria.

There should be scape goats put in prison for sexual assault or harassment.

The pastor who pays his driver 20k in Lagos or PH while his own son schools in the US is complaining about the hopelessness in Nigeria.

The Government needs to design a way to ensure minimum wage payments


The trader who removes 2 bowls of rice from the bag, rebags and sells as a 'full' bag is complaining about the wickedness in Nigeria.

Same as fraud/cheating the system.

The civil servant who comes to work once a week and shows up end of month to receive alert is complaining about politicians who do nothing.

Abroad you sign in with your ID card. Or government designs a better local solution.

The student who spends the weekend partying only to start posting Instagram pictures on Monday is complaining that Nigeria is stealing his/her dreams.

That's everywhere, students will be students

The motor owner who can't join a simple queue but keeps darting in and out of traffic to shunt is complaining about disorderliness in Nigeria.

Government should put up cameras that can detect rough driving or create effective road safety/lasma.

Doctors in public and teaching hospitals on government payroll who abandon patients on the floor but are thriving in their private hospitals are complaining that Nigeria is hopeless.

Set up enquiry for each death that happens in the hospital and other monitoring or law against running a private hospital while working with government.

Until we realize that the value of Nigeria today is the average of our own individual values, we will keep fooling ourselves.

We are all architect of our economic development woes. Stop the blame game. Our attitudes and unpatriotic behaviour should stop.

I hope I have been able to convince and not confuse you that, the structure to the type of society you want is 80% in the hands of the government. And 20% in the hands of the people

Good one OP.

But there is meant to be a check (control) in everything you have listed.

The countries where all these dont happen is not only from the people having good conscience but knowing that there will be repercussion for any if those acts put in place by the Government most times.

All these still point to failure of the government in failing to put measures that hold people accountable

The Oronsaye report has been out there for years and the government has been unable to adequately fund healthcare, education, infrastructure infact all the sectors. Rather they have been borrowing and leaving things to fall apart.

So all along they knew implementing this report will save the Nation money but chose not to act, until the main revenue (oil) that funds their lifestyle is at risk.

The moment we start to have a proactive government that is when most of the country's problem will be solved.

Imagine closing the borders/airport so late, when you could have closed it earlier and limited the impact of Corona on the Country.

Why must we always be reactive.

Qadaffi2idiamin:
Which president?

Name: Buhari

Nickname: Bubu

Occupation: Traveller.

Side hustle: president

Hobbies: Hide and seek, lying, and rugaing.

Hobbies is watching TV and reading newspaper

This is the worst Governor in Nigeria.

No wonder Sanusi could not work with him. We will continue to see the true Ganduje with the corvid.

FG needs to make sure he doesn't take Nigeria down with his greedy/politician approach to a serious matter.

Nigeria has so many brilliant people that can move the country and continent forward.

It is unbelievable the way we always adopt a reactive approach rather than a proactive view.

What do you think Fashola as President and Soludo as VP can bring us.

Objective opinions please.

Musiwa is that you

As we all can see how important the position of the chief of staff is.

If APC wants to get serious, Fashola should be appointed the next Chief of Staff.

Who would you want to be the next chief of staff?

12 is too old.

Ideal age should be 10..any child less than 10 should not be allowed into JSS1. Makes more sense!

Is this not the same Garba Shehu that asked why all newspapers had corona virus as cover page now saying corona virus is like a war!

It shows how slow or confused these guys are. Anything to be antagonistic.

Within 3 days other African countries have announced their cabinet

A week already and we are still waiting.

I still don't understand why we have the presidents or governors pictures in offices other than their office.

Rather government offices should have a flag of Nigeria!. We need to end the military style and adopt a full democracy style government.

All the reports that has been shared online are not up to 20,000 votes!. Out of at least 30m votes.

You can't know who is winning till sunday evening

With the issue at hand Should INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu be removed?

Is it me or APC lagos is doing what the national Apc should do.

APC Lagos did not give ambode a 2nd term ticket..maybe it was buhari they wanted to not approve for 2nd term

Trying to impeach ambode for gross misconduct..maybe it us buhari and cjn issue they wanted to address

soulpeppersoup:
Why do Nigerians love standing in for someone else in everything while the person is present to stand in for himself.

That is how one man told us that Buhari will reduce fuel price to 40 naira while Buhari himself said nothing. What did we see at the end of the day?

All these are on-going not new projects/promises.