chronique:
Nigeria,a country inhabited and populated by over 70% dummies. People just follow the crowd mentality to do things;they don't have a mind of their own. They respond to critical issues affecting the nation,with sentiments rather than logic. Today,some people see OBJ as a hero,but are so quick to condemn the PDP and blame the party for all the country's woes. They claim PDP did nothing in 16 yrs but forget the fact that the OBJ they call hero,was in charge of PDP for 8 out of 16yrs. This obviously means their hero destroyed Nigeria for good 8 yrs.

Today,they call NOI all manner of names all because she served in GEJ's govt. But they fail to acknowlege the role she played in stabilizing the Nigerian economy during the OBJ years. They have suddenly forgotten how She helped Nigeria exit the Paris club debt to the tune of 30billion dollars. Majority of the people signing petitions against Her,do not even realized that the institution that gave her the award,is an ivy league school and must have done proper research on Her performance,before awarding her with the degree.

I have said it before and I'd say it again;the generation that will destroyy this country Nigeria,is this present generation. This generation have the best of resources that the world has ever known,to enable them find out information and gain knowledge within the shortest possible time frame. Yet,this generation do not have as much information/knowledge/intellectual prowess like the previous generations had. This means that they have virtually little or nothing to pass down to the upcoming generation cos they can't give what they do not have. This being said,how would the generation next look like? Can anyone see why I say the future of Nigeria looks bleak?

haleeberry:
Its not certificate that determines a person competency. She has failed to prove she's worth those honorns with Nigeria economy

Flets:
Nigeria is a land inhabited by frustrated illiterates.

Even dummies who have zero ideas about the workings of an economy will join in signing a petition driven by naive, tribally-laced, illiterate intentions.

The world is not as stupid as us. They understand our society better than us. Our apathy to governance cannot influence the objectivity of a prestigious institution like Yale.

synergycom19:
She doesn't deserve that certificate,she's is a quack,all she read for her phd was Privatization and removal of subsidies.Even western countries subsidized their farmers,inspite of several welfare schemes for their citizens.

holder:
I signed dis petition personally on sahararep on d withdrawal of dat annoying award given to dat frog faced woman

synergycom19:
She doesn't deserve that certificate,she's is a quack,all she read for her phd was Privatization and removal of subsidies.Even western countries subsidized their farmers,inspite of several welfare schemes for their citizens.

haleeberry:
Its not certificate that determines a person competency. She has failed to prove she's worth those honorns with Nigeria economy

haleeberry:
Its not certificate that determines a person competency. She has failed to prove she's worth those honorns with Nigeria economy

mpowa:


All these grammar na hogwash, yes most of us are illiterates, in fact we don't even know how to spell 'economy' but we know the basics, the basics are that food is on the table of the common man, that things are better than they used to be, not paper economy, not our lives getting better on charts and statistics, not nonsense awards to people whose impact cannot be felt by the common man, not rise in the nation's dept, not borrowing to pay workers salaries. And in the midst of all these there are numerous presidential jets, some militants are feeding fat, there's linkages everywhere in the economy.

With all these what people like you want is for the people who are suffering to be smiling and keep singing the praise of our corrupt leader for either your myopic or whatever reason, tell Yale university to bring their school here for 1yr under NOI's watch, we'll see if they'll still give the nonsense award afterwards.

egift:
PDP TANiods and their attacking the messenger. The award of Yale on NOI is about her performance as Minister of Finance (which is nothing to write home about, considering the poor state of things).

Now the counter petition from Chinomnso against Iwalaiye is blabbing about NOI as world bank staff.

Yale should have cite a better excuse to dash her the award. Dr. Ngozi (apart from re-basing) is leaving the economy worse than she met it. Soludo is still miles ahead than Ngozi.

ShakurM:
This woman is truly a role model to follow. I don't know why Nigerians admire miracle workers, she came on board in 2011, 4 years approximately and she's been managing the affairs of this great nation which we all know is a challenging period of huge political, economic and security challenges; a period during which citizens look on to their governments in exasperation and disappointment. In the midst of all these, Ngozi has remained calm, focused and even more determined to help fix her fatherland.. So if she's a recipient of an international award of which she didn't give herself, you should know she deserved it. Stop the hate, rather celebrate her.


- She did continue in the role of Finance minister and managed the enviable feat of negotiating Nigeria's exit from the Paris Club, the first African country ever to achieve this

- first female federal finance minister of Nigeria

- Her financial and economic achievements have been widely acknowledged but I would like to celebrate a part of her that did not often get acknowledged- her simplicity.In Nigeria where flamboyance is the order of the day, Ngozi's consistent dressing in simple ankara cloth often accessorized with simple beads or coconut shell jewellery sent a powerful message to the Nigerian public. She showed that you did not have to be swathed in yards of lace, silk or satin and draped in tonnes of gold to be an effective or powerful woman. Her blunt speaking and sharp mind made her an alternative role model for young Nigerian women everywhere and earned her the respect of the international community

- Her exceptional achievements have received global recognition, some of which include

·        Top 100 most inspiring people delivering for girls and women, Women Deliver, 2011

·        The Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, Africare, 2010

·        This Day Award of 50 Most Notable Nigerians who have contributed most to 50 years of
Nigerian Development, 2010

·        Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Amherst College, USA, May 2008

·        Conde Nast International Business Intelligence Magazine Portfolio as one of 73 "Brilliant"
business influencers in the world, 2008

·        Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, December 2007

·        Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Colby College, USA, May 2007

·        Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Brown University, USA, May 2006

·        Forbes Magazine 100 Most Powerful Women in the world, 2006


Quote me with facts not what you feel like

ShakurM:
This woman is truly a role model to follow. I don't know why Nigerians admire miracle workers, she came on board in 2011, 4 years approximately and she's been managing the affairs of this great nation which we all know is a challenging period of huge political, economic and security challenges; a period during which citizens look on to their governments in exasperation and disappointment. In the midst of all these, Ngozi has remained calm, focused and even more determined to help fix her fatherland.. So if she's a recipient of an international award of which she didn't give herself, you should know she deserved it. Stop the hate, rather celebrate her.


- She did continue in the role of Finance minister and managed the enviable feat of negotiating Nigeria's exit from the Paris Club, the first African country ever to achieve this

- first female federal finance minister of Nigeria

- Her financial and economic achievements have been widely acknowledged but I would like to celebrate a part of her that did not often get acknowledged- her simplicity.In Nigeria where flamboyance is the order of the day, Ngozi's consistent dressing in simple ankara cloth often accessorized with simple beads or coconut shell jewellery sent a powerful message to the Nigerian public. She showed that you did not have to be swathed in yards of lace, silk or satin and draped in tonnes of gold to be an effective or powerful woman. Her blunt speaking and sharp mind made her an alternative role model for young Nigerian women everywhere and earned her the respect of the international community

- Her exceptional achievements have received global recognition, some of which include

·        Top 100 most inspiring people delivering for girls and women, Women Deliver, 2011

·        The Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, Africare, 2010

·        This Day Award of 50 Most Notable Nigerians who have contributed most to 50 years of
Nigerian Development, 2010

·        Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Amherst College, USA, May 2008

·        Conde Nast International Business Intelligence Magazine Portfolio as one of 73 "Brilliant"
business influencers in the world, 2008

·        Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, December 2007

·        Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Colby College, USA, May 2007

·        Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Brown University, USA, May 2006

·        Forbes Magazine 100 Most Powerful Women in the world, 2006


Quote me with facts not what you feel like

Flets:
Nigeria is a land inhabited by frustrated illiterates.

Even dummies who have zero ideas about the workings of an economy will join in signing a petition driven by naive, tribally-laced, illiterate intentions.

The world is not as stupid as us. They understand our society better than us. Our apathy to governance cannot influence the objectivity of a prestigious institution like Yale.

nortcentrallord:


A prophet is never respected in his hometown. We will appreciate her when we loose her. These fools under the guise of politics must malign the name of this rare GEM because she is a woman, an Igbo and because she worked with GEJ. Can any formal finance minister in this country be compared with her? If 3-4 world recognized universities in the USA has given her awards in the past, doesn't that tell us something? Then one hollow headed idi*ot who was lucky to had gone to school abroad is calling for an award given her to be retrieved. I don't even know the guy but I know Okonjo Iweala.

mpowa:


All these grammar na hogwash, yes most of us are illiterates, in fact we don't even know how to spell 'economy' but we know the basics, the basics are that food is on the table of the common man, that things are better than they used to be, not paper economy, not our lives getting better on charts and statistics, not nonsense awards to people whose impact cannot be felt by the common man, not rise in the nation's dept, not borrowing to pay workers salaries. And in the midst of all these there are numerous presidential jets, some militants are feeding fat, there's leakages everywhere in the economy.

With all these what people like you want is for the people who are suffering to be smiling and keep singing the praise of our corrupt leader for either your myopic or whatever reason, tell Yale university to bring their school here for 1yr under NOI's watch, we'll see if they'll still give the nonsense award afterwards.

hopeforcharles:
What do I say? Both the giver and the taker are corrupt. So whatever they do its their business, had it been the giver sampled the opinion of Nigerians they would have known better.

nortcentrallord:


A prophet is never respected in his hometown. We will appreciate her when we loose her. These fools under the guise of politics must malign the name of this rare GEM because she is a woman, an Igbo and because she worked with GEJ. Can any formal finance minister in this country be compared with her? If 3-4 world recognized universities in the USA has given her awards in the past, doesn't that tell us something? Then one hollow headed idi*ot who was lucky to had gone to school abroad is calling for an award given her to be retrieved. I don't even know the guy but I know Okonjo Iweala.

Flets:
Nigeria is a land inhabited by frustrated illiterates.

Even dummies who have zero ideas about the workings of an economy will join in signing a petition driven by naive, tribally-laced, illiterate intentions.

The world is not as stupid as us. They understand our society better than us. Our apathy to governance cannot influence the objectivity of a prestigious institution like Yale.

scachy:

God bless u, I love facts not dumb submissions n hearsay

Flets:
Nigeria is a land inhabited by frustrated illiterates.

Even dummies who have zero ideas about the workings of an economy will join in signing a petition driven by naive, tribally-laced, illiterate intentions.

The world is not as stupid as us. They understand our society better than us. Our apathy to governance cannot influence the objectivity of a prestigious institution like Yale.

ShakurM:
This woman is truly a role model to follow. I don't know why Nigerians admire miracle workers, she came on board in 2011, 4 years approximately and she's been managing the affairs of this great nation which we all know is a challenging period of huge political, economic and security challenges; a period during which citizens look on to their governments in exasperation and disappointment. In the midst of all these, Ngozi has remained calm, focused and even more determined to help fix her fatherland.. So if she's a recipient of an international award of which she didn't give herself, you should know she deserved it. Stop the hate, rather celebrate her.


- She did continue in the role of Finance minister and managed the enviable feat of negotiating Nigeria's exit from the Paris Club, the first African country ever to achieve this

- first female federal finance minister of Nigeria

- Her financial and economic achievements have been widely acknowledged but I would like to celebrate a part of her that did not often get acknowledged- her simplicity.In Nigeria where flamboyance is the order of the day, Ngozi's consistent dressing in simple ankara cloth often accessorized with simple beads or coconut shell jewellery sent a powerful message to the Nigerian public. She showed that you did not have to be swathed in yards of lace, silk or satin and draped in tonnes of gold to be an effective or powerful woman. Her blunt speaking and sharp mind made her an alternative role model for young Nigerian women everywhere and earned her the respect of the international community

- Her exceptional achievements have received global recognition, some of which include

·        Top 100 most inspiring people delivering for girls and women, Women Deliver, 2011

·        The Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, Africare, 2010

·        This Day Award of 50 Most Notable Nigerians who have contributed most to 50 years of
Nigerian Development, 2010

·        Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Amherst College, USA, May 2008

·        Conde Nast International Business Intelligence Magazine Portfolio as one of 73 "Brilliant"
business influencers in the world, 2008

·        Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, December 2007

·        Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Colby College, USA, May 2007

·        Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Brown University, USA, May 2006

·        Forbes Magazine 100 Most Powerful Women in the world, 2006


Quote me with facts not what you feel like

Flets:


Europe went through an economic crunch not long ago..... would it be right to say that all the finance and cordinating ministers across europe were substandard and failed.

Once a black man finds someone to blame, his brains ceases to work. Governance and economy cannot be traced to a single individual. ..... go figure.

chronique:
Nigeria,a country inhabited and populated by over 70% dummies. People just follow the crowd mentality to do things;they don't have a mind of their own. They respond to critical issues affecting the nation,with sentiments rather than logic. Today,some people see OBJ as a hero,but are so quick to condemn the PDP and blame the party for all the country's woes. They claim PDP did nothing in 16 yrs but forget the fact that the OBJ they call hero,was in charge of PDP for 8 out of 16yrs. This obviously means their hero destroyed Nigeria for good 8 yrs.

Today,they call NOI all manner of names all because she served in GEJ's govt. But they fail to acknowlege the role she played in stabilizing the Nigerian economy during the OBJ years. They have suddenly forgotten how She helped Nigeria exit the Paris club debt to the tune of 30billion dollars. Majority of the people signing petitions against Her,do not even realized that the institution that gave her the award,is an ivy league school and must have done proper research on Her performance,before awarding her with the degree.

I have said it before and I'd say it again;the generation that will destroyy this country Nigeria,is this present generation. This generation have the best of resources that the world has ever known,to enable them find out information and gain knowledge within the shortest possible time frame. Yet,this generation do not have as much information/knowledge/intellectual prowess like the previous generations had. This means that they have virtually little or nothing to pass down to the upcoming generation cos they can't give what they do not have. This being said,how would the generation next look like? Can anyone see why I say the future of Nigeria looks bleak?

Taylor86:
power pass power

if na poor man now him for dey sanko

meanwhile

mods wetin i do una

how can one me, just me ooo be banned from 3 sections on nairaland

na me kill jesus?

mods i go fry egg for una

nonaira:
I don't even think the Yorubas replying on this thread read the article at all especially the one that said he'll sign both petition.

Do this people realize the article is saying that someone started a petition requesting the degree of the person that started the petition against NOI to be taken from him?

Anyway I can now see why the Yoruba guy is hating on NOI award. So all he could achieve, despite his years, is a post baccalaureate certificate in Administration and Supervision. No f2king wonder. NOI with a PhD from MIT and children, younger than the guy that started the petition, are both medical doctors. I don't blame him, I would hate too if I was him.

Anyway, let them continue jor

NOI prestigious background
Masters from Harvard University
PhD from MIT
Honorary Doctorate from Brown University
Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College
Honorary Doctorate from Colby College
Honorary Doctorate from Northern Caribbean University
Honorary Doctorate from Amherst College
And now Honorary Doctorate from Yale University.
And much more in the future.

kenny091:

If this were europe okonjo iweala would have resign in embarrassment long ago and this issue would not have to be discussed at all. We see public officers resign for leaving less of a mess than what okonjo has done. Am sure I saw greek officials resigning and making belated efforts with red-faced embarrasment to revert the economic crunch. Cerainly it was not during that crunch that they were receiving honorary degrees and chieftancy titles

egift:
PDP TANiods and their attacking the messenger. The award of Yale on NOI is about her performance as Minister of Finance (which is nothing to write home about, considering the poor state of things).

Now the counter petition from Chinomnso against Iwalaiye is blabbing about NOI as world bank staff.

Yale should have cite a better excuse to dash her the award. Dr. Ngozi (apart from re-basing) is leaving the economy worse than she met it. Soludo is still miles ahead than Ngozi.

hopeforcharles:
What do I say? Both the giver and the taker are corrupt. So whatever they do its their business, had it been the giver sampled the opinion of Nigerians they would have known better.

kenny091:

This is one of our problems in Nigeria, how can u just assume the people that signed the petition are illiterate or biased. If you are not being biased yourself can you evaluate the economic situation of the country. I don't need a phd in econs to know the country is bleeped. About half of the states can not pay salaries to civil servants, federal govt can not pay salaries, no money to settle oil marketers and resolve the oil scarcity. Sir I am proud to tell you I signed that petition because am convinced the coordinating minister of Nigerias economy has Failed woefully