Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian, an economist and the first female Minister of Finance.
She served two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria (2003-2006, 2011-2015) under the leadership of president Olusegun Obasanjo and president Umaru Musa Yaradu'a respectively. She was...
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Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at an event preceding the signing of the book, ‘Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines’ held at the Politics and Prose, Washington DC, which had in audience members of her family, friends, colleagues, international...
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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has alerted the public on what she termed ‘fake news items and voice recordings circulating on the social media purportedly made by her. Okonjo-Iweala, who was also a coordinating Minister...
The former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, has explained that he went into hiding to save his life from various threat messagings he received from blocking pension thieves in the country.
Maina, who went into hiding said pension thieves who...
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Nigeria' former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has received the 2017 Aspen Institute Madeleine Albright Award
Okonj-Iweala after receiving the award said she was honoured to be a recipient of the award.
At the event she spoke on how technology - from biometrics to drones, to...
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The House of Representatives through its committee on procurement, has summoned former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her successor, Kemi Adeosun.
They were summoned for alleged abuse and breach of the Procurement Act, 2007. The house directed that they should appear before it on...
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, said she had high hopes in Nigeria when she was 18-years old.
Okonjo-Iweala made the remark during a panel session at the Mo Ibrahim Forum in Morocco.
“When I was 18, the world seemed open, prospects from my country seemed good; we...
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Nigeria's former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has distanced herself from a rumoured 2019 presidential bid.
A denial issued by Okonjo-Iweala read : Disclaimer
My attention has been drawn to this campaign making the rounds on Facebook...
There are rumours on Facebook that former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Akinwumi Adesina, former Agriculture Minister who is currently AFDB President will be contesting the 2019 election on a shared ticket.
A Facebook page promoting the Okonjo-Iweala and Adesina ticket is currently...
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, on Monday said that former Governors are responsible for the ongoing recession in the country.
Speaking on CNBC Africa, Obi said Nigerian governors under the Goodluck Jonathan administration refused to save for a rainy day.
Obi said Ngozi...
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former Finance Minister has revealed her thoughts on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect Africa.
Speaking in an interview with BBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Okonjo-Iweala said “There are two schools of...
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Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has issued a statement denying viral posters touting her to be running for presidency with Atiku Abubakar in 2019.
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In a statement released on Tuesday by her spokesman, Paul C Nwabuikwu, she said:
"Our attention...
Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Mark Hoplamazian, and CEO of Last Mile Health Raj Panjabi, and other Fortune 500 CEOs visited Pope Francis to discuss globalization and inequality.
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Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as a member of the International Advisory Panel of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
Mr Song Liyan, AIIB Senior Communication Officer, in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, announced that...
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Check out lovely throwback photo of former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her husband, Dr Ikemba Iweala, back in the days when they were still dating.
The photo was reportedly taken when Okonjo-Iweala was 19-years old.
President Muhammadu Buhari was voted massively because people believed that life can get better if corruption is eradicated from Nigeria. However, in place of a better life Nigerians are now suffering more than ever. It has become a norm to hear Nigerians say ''Bring back corruption and give me...
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Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has reacted to former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, response to his petition to the ICC, urging the court to investigate serving and retired military officers and their civilian accomplices involved in arms procurement for the war against...
Here's a statement from former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in reply for calls of her probe by the ICC by senior lawyer Femi Falana:
The malicious attempt by Lagos Lawyer, Femi Falana to mix Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala up in issues that have nothing to do with her in his letter to the...
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