Honors and awards Silverbird WoMan of the Year. 2012
Time Europe Hero 2004

This Day Nigeria Minister of the Year 2004

Euromoney Magazine Global Finance Minister of the year 2005

Financial Times/The Banker African Finance Minister 2005

Nigerian of the Year 2006.

Honorary Doctorate from Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland.

Honorary Doctorate from Colby College, Maine, USA.

Honorary Doctorate from Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Jamaica. Honorary Doctorate from Amherst College, Amherst, MA, USA.

Who's Who in Anioma, 2011

On September 28, 2007, Irish musician Bono was awarded the Liberty Medal.

Bono donated the $ 100,000 prize to the Washington-based Debt AIDS Trade Africa, which he co-founded, and Okonjo- Iweala accepted the award on the organization's behalf

Don't mind your haters, you are a woman of substance.

Most of your haters can't attain your level in life. This is a fact.

Well deserved! GEJ my HERO! FAYOSE my ROLE MODEL!!

It Wil Come To A Hault When GMB Resumes Office

Somebody has recommended in this forum that before you rant or insult anybody, google their names and measure their achievements with yours. If you look behind and imagine far ahead that your entire generation may never get there. Then you will be a fool to type rubbish about such people just because MTN gave you some free MB.

This woman has achieved what 80 percent of men in her age grade will never smell...I respect people who break the norms and exceed barriers