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President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, was on Saturday conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Entrepreneurship by Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State.
The university honoured the development bank boss just as it held its 14th convocation ceremony. He was keynote speaker at the event.
The former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, in his speech, charged graduands of the university to be job creators instead of job seekers. He also stressed the need for universities to have structured institutional arrangements to support innovations.
The Overall best graduating student, Ibama Tubosiya Diana, with a CGPA of 4.95 from the College of Law, was presented with a cash prize of N500,000 by the university.