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Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Photo: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala awarded with a honorary degree by Yale University

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was awarded with a honorary Doctorate of Human Letters, by the prestigious Yale University in the US yesterday May 18th. Also decorated with a honorary degree is African singer, Angelique Kidjo who was awarded Honorary Doctorate of Music. What the school wrote about her after cut...


"You are a citizen of your country, your continent, and the world. Shaped by challenging experiences during your childhood in Nigeria, you have made social and economic reform your mission. As Nigeria’s coordinating minister of economic development and minister of finance, you have tackled corruption, created a vision and path to long-term economic stability, and worked to build a culture of transparency. At the World Bank, you made food security a priority and provided policy advice and capital for the world’s poorest countries. With wisdom, a fierce dedication to doing what is right, and unflagging energy, you have transformed the economic landscape of your nation. We are proud to name you Doctor of Humane Letters".

78 comments:

Unknown said...

Okay heard and seen

Beausteven said...

Congrats to her

Unknown said...

Congrats to dem and ngozi u no See angelique kidjo? See wetin u tie for head..

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Congratulations ma'am

Unknown said...

Congrats to her. Did she have to tie that scarf though?

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS MADAM..TOMJERRYSWIT

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Congratulations to her!

Anonymous said...

nice. congrats ma


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Anonymous said...

nice. congrats ma


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Bonita Bislam said...

She's a great woman but she's surviving on past glory biko.Don't even know what she's doing with our economy this days.Just like Keshi,she should have left when the ovation was loudest#Nohardfeelings

Anonymous said...

The peeps at Yale who awarded clueless Ngozi this award should come and live in Nigeria with their children where same Ngozi has presided over d countrys' finances and economy as a whole and tell us if they would still consider her for same award...Punks!!

Unknown said...

for what, making our economy shitty?

Anonymous said...

Abeg make we see front

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Congrats to her.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

Congrats to her!

Unknown said...

Achievement......





APATA

Blog It With Olivia said...

Congrats to her




I Rep 27th May

Unknown said...

Oya Oby Eze come and drag her

Unknown said...

Congrats to her....that her headtie tho



Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....

Anonymous said...

biko, which corruption did she tackle? which country's economy did she transform?definitely, not the Nigerian economy. i guess she was awarded the honorary degree for her help in subjecting Nigeria to imperialism.

Unknown said...

Congrats ma, always representing we Nigerians, nd women @ large, see her hairtie.

ADAOBI said...

Congrats........ Mama Okonjo...u deserve it.....wanna be like u sumday.....#DreamChaser

Best said...

Deserved???

Riketoke said...

And she went with her gele too. lol

Unknown said...

U say what?!!! Dis people don craze!! Doctor ko herbalist ni. Mtscheeew

Unknown said...

Good for them.
Congrats to them.

Unknown said...

Big congrats to her, and I wish her well.

Unknown said...

Congrats to her.

Unknown said...

ma lady. keep on . dear

JJ said...

Do the awardees know there is no fuel in Nigeria under her stewardship.

ary said...

Congratulations to her

Unknown said...

Hmmmmm??? Good for her. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

I rep dis woman. Congrats

Unknown said...

CONGRATS TO HER..... I DONT KNOW WHY I JUST LOVE THIS WOMAN.

Unknown said...

I think the University is not in tune with modern reality in Nigeria. How could they say that Dr Okonjo tackled corruption? I disagree with that. But congrats to him anyway.

uwagwu fidelis said...

Congratulations Madam, you are the pride of Nigeria. More feathers to your cap.

Unknown said...

OK SEEN.

Unknown said...

Dishing out hardship, with fierce dedication, to the masses and receiving awards for that. What an irony.

VEE said...

Congratulations Ma! May God continue to bless and strengthen you through Christ our Lord! Amen.....

vera said...

Ma, you've made us proud!!!

Eze said...

She was awarded that shit, bcos all her kids schooled there, they shld stop fooling us........BS

Eze said...

She was awarded that shit, bcos all her kids schooled there, they shld stop fooling us........BS

Anonymous said...

Very nice!


Gay Life of an Anonymous Writer

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Congrats to her then.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

She deserved it
Congratulations!!!

alibabacious said...

She deserved it afterall, she is working for her pay masters d world bank.

Unknown said...

Congrats to her, and I wish her well. Thumbs up, and more power to her elbows.

Nzubechukwu said...

More grease to her elbows.

Unknown said...

Abi o, but congrats to her though, it is said in d bible that " rejoice with those who are rejoicing ".

OSINANL said...

Congrats to a great woman

Unknown said...

Him?

Unknown said...

That headgear got her the award,she's so good at it. Proudly Nigerian.

Anonymous said...

What are you ode! Can you remove her sandals! Both past and future glory which have you gotten! Stupid hausa girl! Envy will kill you!

prettiyz said...

Congrats ma

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to her....I am proud to be a Nigerian...post a free classified advert

Anonymous said...

congrats, but you need to change the person who ties your scarf.

Abdul Adepetu said...

Congratulations, you have made us all proud as a daughter, wife, Mother and above all in your career and discharge of your duty. Wish you peace and joy. Stay blessed

Royalty Chic said...

Congratulations ma, i pray to get there too. Thanks for Nigeria Proud.

Unknown said...

Congratulations, a prophet has no honour in his homeland.

Redcandy said...

That gele though...she could have tied it better so it conforms with the gown somehow.

Unknown said...

Congrats ma'

Subomi said...

and she had to keep the purple gele. Congrats

Santos said...

Nawa oooooo

Santos said...

Notting we we no go see

Santos said...

Lolz

Anonymous said...

elon musk is there too.

Anonymous said...

Ode her kids schooled in Harvard.

The fRiNgE said...

What is on her head nkwanu... her and her trademark sha

Grace n Truth said...

Isn't that the problem with you Nigerians. Masters of bench chair criticisms. OkonjoIweala remains a pillar of strength and bravery. Rather than cheering her on you are stupidly talking about when ovation was loudest. God will not send a thunder bolt to reform Nigeria. She has done her bit. Let us see the miracle that Buhari and band of governor bandits will do. Honestly some Nigerians are the worst hypocrites. Madam OkonjoIweala congrats. It is an honor well deserved. In a country of political thieves and their supporters you remain a light. Before Yale would give someone an honorary degree the person' must have been thoroughly investigated and checked out so it is clear that OkonjOIweala has a clean slate. Well done madam!

Unknown said...

Congrats mama finance

Unknown said...

Anon 9.51, you are a tramp. It's understandable that all you aspire to be is a cobbler. She has a well made past, while you are only a blip of past tense. She has a future well laid out while all of yours is about your next ball of fufu. That's why she's Bonita and you are stupidly Anonymous.

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zibaintl said...

HATERS kep hating while d woman keps advancing in life....weda u like it or not,she has made a name for her sef n d world recognises her..infact,u haters,hw many pple know u for your street not to talk of your community..who God has bless no man can curse. i am next in line for this blessing....congrats Ma

Anonymous said...

Yorubas will cry their eyes out today, Ngozi is finance minister,not a yoruba person, therefore whatever the woman does they will criticize her.But those at Yale know what our tribalistic minds don't. Congrats Ngozi, my name sake.

Anonymous said...

My dear it's not just the yoruba, it is even more like the Hausa. Esp. That bonita bislam girl! Very hypocritical human being! With all her subtlety in dishing out her cynicism towards the south, the smell of hypocrisy still filters through! Bloody northerners who feel everything south must be their subject! Their arrogance disgust me! Buhari has entered now let us have peace, yet they wouldn't let us! Nigeria is a sham and will continue to be! Let them the conquerors go and strip okonjo iwuala of her honorary award or better still write a protest to Yale! Bloody mallams!

Anonymous said...

This blog is infiltrated with Ngozi's people protecting comments. Embarrassing!

Anonymous said...

Just return all you have stolen from Nigeria pls&pls

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