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Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 10:13am On May 20, 2015 |
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has bagged an honorary doctorate at Yale University, one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the United States of America.The minister was awarded a Doctor of HumaneLetters at Yale’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut on Monday.By this honour, she becomes the second Nigerian in the university’s 314-year history to receive its highest honour after Nobel Laureate,Prof. Wole Soyinka, who received an honorary Doctor of Letters in 1980.Conferring the award, the President of the university, Prof. Peter Salovey, described Okonjo-Iweala as “a brilliant reformer and dedicated public servant.”The minister, he added, “has spearheaded efforts to stabilise and grow Nigeria’s economy, battling widespread government corruption and creating greater fiscal transparency and discipline.”Yale’s honorary doctoral degree is seen globally as a very important honour.According to the institution, “Those who have received honorary degree are scholars, public servants, Nobel Prize winners and heads of states.“Collectively, they represent the aspirations of this institution. Yale honorary degree recipientsserve as models of excellence and service to our students, to our graduates, to our community and to the world.”Okonjo-Iweala was honoured alongside the Chair of the Board of Governors of US Federal Reserve System Janet Yellen; world renowned Beninoise singer and songwriter, Angelique Kidjo; University Professor and founding member of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University, Gayatari Chakravorty Spivak; Professor and Director of the Starr Center for Human Genetics at Rockefeller University, Jeffrey Michael Friedman; inventors and entrepreneurs, Elon Musk and Dean Kamen, among others.Yale had in the past honoured a handful of other Africans such as Liberian President, EllenJohnson Sirleaf and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.As Finance Minister in 2004, Okonjo-Iweala and the economic team that she led, helped Nigeria obtain debt relief, wiping out $30 billionof Paris Club debt, leading to a tripling of the growth rates.In her second coming as the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Ministersince August 2011, Okonjo-Iweala has focusedon building strong foundations and institutions critical for the survival and sustenance of the economy. She bravely fought corruption in government with fierce dedication and unflagging energy. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/okonjo-iweala-bags-yale-varsitys-honorary-doctoral-degree/209784/ cc lalasticlala |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 1:55am On May 21, 2015 |
Lalasticlala front page please |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by stevnwigw1: 2:50am On May 21, 2015 |
good, great woman 1 Like |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by royalcatier: 2:57am On May 21, 2015 |
And the 1st to purchase it! I wish Saharareporter can go and find out how much this award cost Nigeria or the the reason a woman like this was given an award. 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Vikkie14: 3:22am On May 21, 2015 |
Nigeria really have a future if more women can be given the chance in governance. MOI build herself a reputation as Economy/Finance minister. She had something that stand her out among her peers. Forget politics and look on her achievements and how she managed two posts together. |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Vikkie14: 3:27am On May 21, 2015 |
SenseiX:Achiever |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 4:32am On May 21, 2015 |
Igbo haters loading . . . 62% SenseiX:
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Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by KanwuliaJara: 4:44am On May 21, 2015 |
And still a THIEF! ![]() |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Pangea: 4:47am On May 21, 2015 |
Even if Yale like Let them make her their VC She is still going to be probed and if found guilty, sent to jail ! I'm sure her honorary title will be put to good use in jail |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 4:56am On May 21, 2015 |
May your enemies continue to rant while your achievement drown them in their folly 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by wisewisewise: 5:46am On May 21, 2015 |
MADAM CORRUPTION. PLEASE PACK YOUR THINGS AND GO TO YALE. THEY NEED YOU THERE. NIGERIAN'S DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE. BUHARI'S GOVT DOES NOT NEED SYSTEMATIC FACILITATOR S AND REGULATOR S OF CORRUPTION LIKE YOU NGOZI |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by cerzo(m): 6:00am On May 21, 2015 |
hustln to be recognised as d world richest.. |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by olasmith10(m): 6:46am On May 21, 2015 |
if this woman had bn under a better adminstration, I believe her performance will v bn fair... |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 7:00am On May 21, 2015 |
Heard she should be returning back to MIT as a visiting Professor |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Sholah96(m): 7:03am On May 21, 2015 |
Mama Oko-n-jo 1 Like |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Habakus: 7:06am On May 21, 2015 |
royalcatier:with your bigotry and hatred,you can go to any length to pull down somebody,even to ridicule an internationally renowned citadel of excellence. |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by M4gunners: 7:10am On May 21, 2015 |
I can see some haters running their mouth. Aunty Ngozi you are blessed 1 Like |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by dBard: 7:18am On May 21, 2015 |
People keep ranting and condemning while the facts speak for themselves and the awards keep coming. Transparency international, Yale university doctorate awards...etc Let's face it, if a 'bad' student keeps coming top of the class, then it's either the student isn't that bad, the examiners are simply terrible or it's just blind hatred. wonder which of the three this is ![]() |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 7:21am On May 21, 2015 |
Congratulations to her. What a noble achievement. May God bless her and her family. https://www.nairaland.com/2327502/convert-airtime-mtn-cash-20 |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by ZeezaRapture(m): 7:25am On May 21, 2015 |
E no consine us. Hope she is ready to explain the atrocities she has caused com post May 29? ![]() |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 7:36am On May 21, 2015 |
As expected the children of hate and anger flood the thread 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 7:51am On May 21, 2015 |
Creeps that haven't gone anywhere in life hating on a God's appointed and expect to progress later in their own life? Congrats ma you are God's sent. Under your administration, nigeria became africa's largest economy 1 Like |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by royalcatier: 11:29pm On Jun 05, 2015 |
Fool, go and rest in peace! You have to be evil to get this award to begin with and the school only takes the highest bid. Habakus: |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 11:34pm On Jun 05, 2015 |
[size=18pt]If they are not hating on Akwa Ibom threads, celebrating boko haram lunacy you can bet they will be desperately but vainly trying to pull Ngozi down. [/size] If you doubt me, just read the posts above me. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by cjrane: 11:39pm On Jun 05, 2015 |
[size=18pt]Chai, Some natural bad belle tribe will not sleep well tonight o![/size] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by cjrane: 11:42pm On Jun 05, 2015 |
royalcatier:^^^^^^^ Shebi University of Ibadan or Ogbomosho is better than Yale. ![]() No wonder you consider tribal marks as beautification of a person. ![]() 3 Likes
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Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 11:43pm On Jun 05, 2015 |
ZeezaRapture:You can start by simply donating to help victims of Okonja's economic disaster BackDatAssUp: Useless people |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by coolzeal(m): 11:52pm On Jun 05, 2015 |
Criticism is allowed but you cannot deny the fact that, she's a brilliant, intelligent and a smart woman. I wish to marry a woman as brilliant as her(book smart) |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by royalcatier: 11:58pm On Jun 05, 2015 |
At least those schools have human face to them and won't give criminals awards! That picture of your sister (Genevieve) without make up is actually not bad, shows she has all her facial features intact. cjrane: |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Habakus: 12:34am On Jun 06, 2015 |
royalcatier:You must be a first class idi.ot for taking this long just to respond to a simple comment i made. Just bleep off... |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by yakubuomowumi: 12:36am On Jun 06, 2015 |
When Obasanjo used her to get debt relief no one accused her of corruption, just because the children of hate dislike GEJ the extended it to NOI she's above all your families combined none in your entire generation or families put together can reach or surpass her achievements you can only hate so haters go and hug transform. 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala Becomes 4th African To Be Awarded Yale Honorary Doctorate by Nobody: 1:37am On Jun 06, 2015 |
yakubuomowumi: Don't mind those children of hate who cannot survive without oil revenue... they can no longer fund recurrent and capital expenditures since the fall of oil revenue vis a vis dwindled allocation. Iweala is responsible for the almost $18 billion in foreign debt write off for Nigeria. 1 Like |
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