Isa Kaita C.O.N., C.B.E., LL.D (ABU), LL.D (BUK), DPA (Oxon) a Nigerian Politician was born in January 1912 at Katsina, Nigeria. He held the traditional title of Madawaki of Katsina and later, the Waziri of Katsina. Prior to joining politics, he was a distinguished broadcaster at BBC.[1 Isa Kaita was born to the family of the Waziri of Katsina, Waziri Haruna. He attended Katsina Primary School (later named Barewa College)and later went to the Katsina Training College, a notable college attended by many politicians from the North such as Ahmadu Bello, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Aliyu Bida. After completing his studies in 1922, he started teaching at the Katsina Middle School. He taught at the school for 19 years before quitting to become a radio announcer in 1941. He worked at Zoy radio station at the Radio House in Accra, Ghana. He joined the station during World War II and was known to have made broadcasts about related news items on the war. He left the radio station in 1944 to become a secretary to the emir of Katsina and the Katsina Native Authority. In 1948, he traveled to the UK to earn a diploma in public administration at Exeter University, London U.K

Jibril Muhammad Aminu(born August 1939) is a professor of cardiology.[1] He was Nigerian Ambassador to the USA (1999–2003) and was elected Senator for Adamawa Central constituency of Adamawa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2003. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party(PDP).[2] Aminu was born in August 1939. Studying medicine, he obtained an M.B.B.S from the University of Ibadan in 1965, and a PhD in Medicine from the Royal Post-Graduate Medical School, London in 1972. He was appointed a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science in 1972, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London in 1980 and a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians also in 1980. He was made a Distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College in 2004.[2]

Aminu was a Consultant in Medicine, Senior Lecturer and Sub-Dean, Clinical Studies at the University of Ibadan Medical School (1973–1975), and Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (1975–1979). He was Visiting Professor of Medicine at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington DC (1979–1980) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, 1980-1985. He was also Professor of Medicine at the University of Maiduguri (1979–1995).[2]

Iya Abubakar (born 14 December 1934) is a Nigerian mathematician and politician who held multiple cabinet level appointments (Minister of Defence and Minister of Internal Affairs) during the Nigerian Second Republic, and Senator for Adamawa North from May 1999 to May 2007.[1] Abubakar was born on 14 December 1934. He was educated at Barewa College, University College Ibadan (later to become the University of Ibadan) and earned a Ph.D at the University of Cambridge. He worked as a visiting professor at the University of Michigan in 1965-66, before being appointed as Professor of Mathematics at Ahmadu Bello University at the age of 28, in 1967.[2] He held this position until 1975, as well as a visiting professorship at the City University of New York from 1971-72. In 1975, he was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, a position he held until 1978. Abubakar was a director of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1972 to 1975.[3][1]

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu(born November 21, 1960) is a former Nigerian government anti-corruption official. He was the pioneer Executive Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the government commission tasked with countering corruption and fraud. In April 2009, he became a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. He lived in exile until 2010 when he returned to Nigeria and declared his intention to run for President of Nigeria under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
Ribadu studied law at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State from 1980 until 1983, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. Following a year at the Nigerian Law School, he was called to Bar in 1984. He also earned a Master of Laws degree from the same university. He is a Ted Fellow and currently a Senior Fellow in St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK.

Mohammed Barkindo He was recently appointed as the secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). His appointment didn’t come as a surprise to industry experts as Barkindo has been a major stakeholder in international oil politics for over a decade. He was also the former special assistant to Late Rilwan Lukman, also a former secretary general of OPEC. Apart from his rich history in oil and gas, The 56-year old also has experience in the banking sector and international trading companies. He was appointed as the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2009. He was however booted out of office by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010 after which he returned to OPEC. Barkindo has an honourary doctorate degree of science from the Federal University of Technology Yola (FUTY).

Aliyu barau
SENIOR LECTURER.HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria

Bayero University Kano

New Site, Gwarzo Road

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Nigeria

Dr Aliyu Barau read Bsc Geography, Msc Land Resources, PhD Urban and Regional Planning. He currently teaches at Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. He is a World Social Science Fellow (Sustainable Urbanisation) of the International Social Science Council, Research Fellow - Earth System Governance Project, member of experts/lead author - Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Dr Barau has published articles in high impact journals with focus on land and environment such as Land Use Policy, Habitat International, Landscape and Urban Planning, Environmental Science and Policy etc, He has also published two article in the GLP newsletters

Al-Farouq Aminu (born September 21, 1990) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazersof the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays internationally with the Nigeria national basketball team. Aminu was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2010 NBA draft with the eighth overall pick International careerEdit

Aminu represents the Nigerian national basketball team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On August 30, 2015, Aminu with the D'Tigers of Nigeria won the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship (AfroBasket) in Tunisia by defeating Angola 74–65.[27] He was also named in the All-Star Five of the 2015 Afrobasket.[28]
Los Angeles Clippers (2010–2011)
Aminu in 2014 as a Pelican

On April 1, 2010 Aminu hired an agent and declared for the 2010 NBA draft.[4] He was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. In just his eighth game for the Clippers on November 9, 2010, he had a season-best game with 20 points (a career-high until March 31, 2016) and 8 rebounds against the New Orleans Hornets.[5]

New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (2011–2014)Edit

On December 14, 2011, the Clippers traded Aminu, Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and a 2012 first-round pick (previously acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves) to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Chris Paul and two future second-round picks.[6]

In the final game of the 2012–13 regular season on April 17, Aminu recorded 16 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in an 87–99 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[7] The next day, the Hornets changed their name to the Pelicans.[8]

On December 4, 2013 against the Dallas Mavericks once again, Aminu tied his career-best game with 16 points and 20 rebounds in a 97–100 loss.[9]

Dallas Mavericks (2014–2015)Edit

On July 29, 2014, Aminu signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[10] On February 20, 2015, he had a season-best game with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 111–100 win over the Houston Rockets.[11]

Portland Trail Blazers (2015–present)Edit

On July 9, 2015, Aminu signed a four-year, $30 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.[12][13] On August 1, 2015, he played for Team Africa at the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition game. He made his debut for the Trail Blazers in the team's season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 28, recording 9 points and 8 rebounds in a 112–94 win.[14] On March 26, 2016, Aminu matched his career high with 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 108–105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[15] He set a new career high five days later, scoring 28 points while hitting a career-high six three-pointers in a 116–109 win over the Boston Celtics.[16] On April 6, he scored 27 points in a 120–115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, helping the Trail Blazers clinch a postseason berth.[17]The Trail Blazers finished the regular season as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 44–38 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, and in a Game 4 win on April 25, Aminu recorded a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds, helping the team tie the series at 2–2.[18] The Trail Blazers went on to win the series 4–2 and advanced to the second round where they faced the Golden State Warriors. In Game 3 of the series, Aminu recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Trail Blazers win 120–108, cutting the Warriors' advantage in the series to 2–1.[19]The Trail Blazers went on to lose the series to the Warriors in five games.

After starting in the Trail Blazers' first eight games of the 2016–17 season, Aminu was ruled out for a number of weeks with a calf injury on November 11, 2016.[20][21] He returned to action on December 5 after missing 13 games and had three points in 17 minutes against the Chicago Bulls.[22] He later missed four games in mid-December with a sore back.[23] On February 9, 2017, he scored a season-high 26 points in a 120–111 loss to the Boston Celtics.[24]

Aminu missed 13 games with a right ankle injury during November 2017.[25] On January 1, 2018, he scored

Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR (born November 24, 1944 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian scholar and diplomat. He was Minister for External Affairs between 1984 and 1985. Gambari has been appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission as Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur effective from 1 January 2010.[1] He is currently the Special Adviser on the International Compact with Iraq and Other Issues for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (USG) for the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). He was appointed on June 10, 2005 and assumed the post on July 1 of that year.

On March 4, 2013, Ibrahim Gambari was named by the Kwara State Governor, AbdulFatah Ahmad, as the pioneer Chancellor of the Kwara State University, making him the ceremonial head of the University who presides over convocations to award degrees and diplomas and also supports the vision and mission of the University in all respects, including fundraising, social, economic and academic goals. As a University that continues to gain credence as a community development university with world class standards, the selection of Gambari is expected to give the institution additional international boost and recognition. Gambari is also co-chair of the Albright-Gambari Commission.
Gambari began his teaching career in 1969 at City University of New York before working at University of Albany. Later, he taught at Ahmadu Bello University, in Zaria, Kaduna State, the second largest university in Africa. From 1986-1989, he was Visiting Professor at three universities in Washington, D.C.: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Georgetown University and Howard University. He has also been a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution also in Washington D.C. and a Resident Scholar at the Bellagio Study and Conference Center, the Rockefeller Foundation-run center in Italy. He was accorded, honoris causa, the title of Doctor of Humane Letters (D.Hum.Litt.) from the University of Bridgeport. He is a member of the Johns Hopkins University's Society of Scholars. He was decorated with the title of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) by the Government of Nigeria.

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What's the reward? If i mention 20 northerners that make international archivements.

furrr:
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add jelani aliyu to the list.

Dear op, i dont have time to write the details, butgo and look at the proud profiles of; 1. Ahmet ali;the first black pilot of the ottoman empire. 2. Dr. Yusuf A. Ahmed; Professor Of Nuclear Physics And Director Of the center for nuclear research and training at ABU zaria. 3. Sir Tafawa Balewa; KBE, and knight of the british crown. 4. Something alkali, i forgot his full name but the guy invented a medical device that diagnose patients by just taking a sample of their breath,it happened while doing his phd in the u.k and the bbc did some kind of a program onthe guy the device was called FOFA. What of dangote, jelani aliyu, that anadariyya poultry guy, kaniwood, etc all giving northerners pride internationally. I swear there is many more including a northerner who worked at the beykonor space cosmodrom in kazahkstant as a scientist in the days of the soviet union, just that i dont have time to dig up infos on those guys.

remedick:
I hereby call on Northerners of this forum, to please come and list at least 20 international achievements by Northerners that put Nigeria on spotlight among nations.

Before you proceed, please leave Dangote out of this.

Areas should be but not limited to

1. Sports (exclude football)

2. Science

3. Tech

4. Education

5. Medicine

6. Entertainment

7. Information Technology

8. Literature

Are you this cruel? The northern region of Nigeria has given the world the one and only "underwear bomber".

QuotaSystem:
This OP is clearly obsessed with the North .

Two days ago he asked what plan the North had for Nigeria (assuming it had none), by the time he was provided with a bulletproof roadmap to progress (despite failing to acknowledge the failures that southern leadership recorded in the 14 years it was in power since 1999), he ran away from the thread without acknowledging the roadmap, only to cough up this new one.

To confirm his prejudice, he has now asked northerners not to mention Aliko Dangote who is Nigerias gift to the black race and one of its biggest exports and sources of pride - a Fulani entrepreneur par excellence and richest black man alive, greatest industrialist in Africa that develops countries with solid infrastructure instead of powdered drugs. His insistence on excluding Dangote clearly proves that he is not genuinely curious but just seeks an avenue to bash the north in order to air out his frustration. [/b]

Even though we have inventors like Jelani Aliyu (Chevrolet Volt electric car), world leaders like Amina Mohammed (Dep. UN Secretary General), the world renowned colourful Hausa architecture among others, indulging the OP further will only reinforce his bigoted tendency to open another senseless prejudiced thread on his crazed obsession - the great people of northern Nigeria.

Aliko Dangote is a front to northern Nigeria oligarchy.

In addition to the other contributions already mentioned, this is contribution not to be sniffed at and for which Nigerians should be very proud. Durbar is intentionally renowned. I'm not a fan of tourism but marketed well the Housa festivals could be good earners.Frankly,the northerners lend Nigeria gravitas!

furrr:
Jibril Muhammad Aminu(born August 1939) is a professor of cardiology.[1] He was Nigerian Ambassador to the USA (1999–2003) and was elected Senator for Adamawa Central constituency of Adamawa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2003. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party(PDP).[2] Aminu was born in August 1939. Studying medicine, he obtained an M.B.B.S from the University of Ibadan in 1965, and a PhD in Medicine from the Royal Post-Graduate Medical School, London in 1972. He was appointed a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science in 1972, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London in 1980 and a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians also in 1980. He was made a Distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College in 2004.[2]

Aminu was a Consultant in Medicine, Senior Lecturer and Sub-Dean, Clinical Studies at the University of Ibadan Medical School (1973–1975), and Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (1975–1979). He was Visiting Professor of Medicine at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington DC (1979–1980) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, 1980-1985. He was also Professor of Medicine at the University of Maiduguri (1979–1995).[2]

lol So this guy is a contribution because he got a job at Howard? I can name 4 people in my village alone that are professors are US universities, that's not exceptional.

furrr:
Isa Kaita C.O.N., C.B.E., LL.D (ABU), LL.D (BUK), DPA (Oxon) a Nigerian Politician was born in January 1912 at Katsina, Nigeria. He held the traditional title of Madawaki of Katsina and later, the Waziri of Katsina. Prior to joining politics, he was a distinguished broadcaster at BBC.[1 Isa Kaita was born to the family of the Waziri of Katsina, Waziri Haruna. He attended Katsina Primary School (later named Barewa College)and later went to the Katsina Training College, a notable college attended by many politicians from the North such as Ahmadu Bello, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Aliyu Bida. After completing his studies in 1922, he started teaching at the Katsina Middle School. He taught at the school for 19 years before quitting to become a radio announcer in 1941. He worked at Zoy radio station at the Radio House in Accra, Ghana. He joined the station during World War II and was known to have made broadcasts about related news items on the war. He left the radio station in 1944 to become a secretary to the emir of Katsina and the Katsina Native Authority. In 1948, he traveled to the UK to earn a diploma in public administration at Exeter University, London U.K

this guy is a contribution because he got a job at a radio station? Is there something unique he did while he was there or was he just announcing? LOL

furrr:
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR (born November 24, 1944 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian scholar and diplomat. He was Minister for External Affairs between 1984 and 1985. Gambari has been appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission as Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur effective from 1 January 2010.[1] He is currently the Special Adviser on the International Compact with Iraq and Other Issues for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (USG) for the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). He was appointed on June 10, 2005 and assumed the post on July 1 of that year.

On March 4, 2013, Ibrahim Gambari was named by the Kwara State Governor, AbdulFatah Ahmad, as the pioneer Chancellor of the Kwara State University, making him the ceremonial head of the University who presides over convocations to award degrees and diplomas and also supports the vision and mission of the University in all respects, including fundraising, social, economic and academic goals. As a University that continues to gain credence as a community development university with world class standards, the selection of Gambari is expected to give the institution additional international boost and recognition. Gambari is also co-chair of the Albright-Gambari Commission.
Gambari began his teaching career in 1969 at City University of New York before working at University of Albany. Later, he taught at Ahmadu Bello University, in Zaria, Kaduna State, the second largest university in Africa. From 1986-1989, he was Visiting Professor at three universities in Washington, D.C.: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Georgetown University and Howard University. He has also been a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution also in Washington D.C. and a Resident Scholar at the Bellagio Study and Conference Center, the Rockefeller Foundation-run center in Italy. He was accorded, honoris causa, the title of Doctor of Humane Letters (D.Hum.Litt.) from the University of Bridgeport. He is a member of the Johns Hopkins University's Society of Scholars. He was decorated with the title of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) by the Government of Nigeria.

this guy at least worked with the UN but as a rep of the nigerian government. lol,. if that's the case why not list Abacha?

furrr:
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu(born November 21, 1960) is a former Nigerian government anti-corruption official. He was the pioneer Executive Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the government commission tasked with countering corruption and fraud. In April 2009, he became a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. He lived in exile until 2010 when he returned to Nigeria and declared his intention to run for President of Nigeria under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
Ribadu studied law at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State from 1980 until 1983, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. Following a year at the Nigerian Law School, he was called to Bar in 1984. He also earned a Master of Laws degree from the same university. He is a Ted Fellow and currently a Senior Fellow in St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK.

This guy contributed because Obasanjo gave him a post for 2 years?! and ran for president? Why not put Lai Mohammed there too?

furrr:
Al-Farouq Aminu (born September 21, 1990) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazersof the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays internationally with the Nigeria national basketball team. Aminu was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2010 NBA draft with the eighth overall pick International careerEdit

Aminu represents the Nigerian national basketball team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On August 30, 2015, Aminu with the D'Tigers of Nigeria won the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship (AfroBasket) in Tunisia by defeating Angola 74–65.[27] He was also named in the All-Star Five of the 2015 Afrobasket.[28]
Los Angeles Clippers (2010–2011)
Aminu in 2014 as a Pelican

On April 1, 2010 Aminu hired an agent and declared for the 2010 NBA draft.[4] He was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. In just his eighth game for the Clippers on November 9, 2010, he had a season-best game with 20 points (a career-high until March 31, 2016) and 8 rebounds against the New Orleans Hornets.[5]

New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (2011–2014)Edit

On December 14, 2011, the Clippers traded Aminu, Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and a 2012 first-round pick (previously acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves) to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Chris Paul and two future second-round picks.[6]

In the final game of the 2012–13 regular season on April 17, Aminu recorded 16 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in an 87–99 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[7] The next day, the Hornets changed their name to the Pelicans.[8]

On December 4, 2013 against the Dallas Mavericks once again, Aminu tied his career-best game with 16 points and 20 rebounds in a 97–100 loss.[9]

Dallas Mavericks (2014–2015)Edit

On July 29, 2014, Aminu signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[10] On February 20, 2015, he had a season-best game with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 111–100 win over the Houston Rockets.[11]

Portland Trail Blazers (2015–present)Edit

On July 9, 2015, Aminu signed a four-year, $30 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.[12][13] On August 1, 2015, he played for Team Africa at the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition game. He made his debut for the Trail Blazers in the team's season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 28, recording 9 points and 8 rebounds in a 112–94 win.[14] On March 26, 2016, Aminu matched his career high with 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 108–105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[15] He set a new career high five days later, scoring 28 points while hitting a career-high six three-pointers in a 116–109 win over the Boston Celtics.[16] On April 6, he scored 27 points in a 120–115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, helping the Trail Blazers clinch a postseason berth.[17]The Trail Blazers finished the regular season as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 44–38 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, and in a Game 4 win on April 25, Aminu recorded a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds, helping the team tie the series at 2–2.[18] The Trail Blazers went on to win the series 4–2 and advanced to the second round where they faced the Golden State Warriors. In Game 3 of the series, Aminu recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Trail Blazers win 120–108, cutting the Warriors' advantage in the series to 2–1.[19]The Trail Blazers went on to lose the series to the Warriors in five games.

After starting in the Trail Blazers' first eight games of the 2016–17 season, Aminu was ruled out for a number of weeks with a calf injury on November 11, 2016.[20][21] He returned to action on December 5 after missing 13 games and had three points in 17 minutes against the Chicago Bulls.[22] He later missed four games in mid-December with a sore back.[23] On February 9, 2017, he scored a season-high 26 points in a 120–111 loss to the Boston Celtics.[24]

Aminu missed 13 games with a right ankle injury during November 2017.[25] On January 1, 2018, he scored

lol this is the only one that wasn't sent somewhere by the Nigerian government out of quota system. Still a lowsy player with no credibility to his name lol. I like his work at Boston, great team

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remedick:
I hereby call on Northerners of this forum, to please come and list at least 20 international achievements by Northerners that put Nigeria on spotlight among nations.

Before you proceed, please leave Dangote out of this.

Areas should be but not limited to

1. Sports (exclude football)

2. Science

3. Tech

4. Education

5. Medicine

6. Entertainment

7. Information Technology

8. Literature

[/s]


I will help you take this to its place (dustbin)

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed was Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016, where she steered the country’s efforts on climate action, protecting the natural environment and conserving resources for sustainable development.
Prior to this, she served as Special Adviser to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning, where she was instrumental in bringing about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals.

Before joining the UN, Ms. Mohammed worked for three successive administrations in Nigeria, serving as Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals, providing advice on issues including poverty, public sector reform and sustainable development, and coordinating programmes worth $1 billion annually for MDG-related interventions.

She is also an Adjunct Professor in Development Practice at Columbia University, and served on numerous international advisory boards and panels, including the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda, the Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, the Global Development Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the African Women’s Millennium Initiative, Girl Effect, 2016 African Union Reform and the ActionAid International Right to Education Project.

Ms. Mohammed began her 35-year career in the private sector with architects and engineers responsible for the project management of health, education and public sector buildings.
https://www.un.org/sg/en/dsg/index.shtml

Wow! Didn't know 20 was too much.

Ofodirinwa:


lol So this guy is a contribution because he got a job at Howard? I can name 4 people in my village alone that are professors are US universities, that's not exceptional.

You're so damn evil.

This is the saddest topic on NL.

This people have ruled that shithole for how long yet they have no contribution internationally.

Mere 20 names is that difficult. Wow.

Pathetic!!!!!!!

Litmus:






In addition to the other contributions already mentioned, this is contribution not to be sniffed at and for which Nigerians should be very proud. Durbar is intentionally renowned. I'm not a fan of tourism but marketed well the Housa festivals could be good earners.Frankly,the northerners lend Nigeria gravitas!

Lmao.

Durbar has Iranian and Indian origins. Jeez you guys have lost every trace of indigenous culture

This indeed is very sad

Csami:
Wow! Didn't know 20 was too much.



You're so damn evil.

I'm evil because he's posting people that have regular jobs in regular institutions and companies like everyone else? If I made a list of the top 10 Igbo or Yoruba ppl of all time, I'm not going to list government admins and university faculty unless the did something great. Like Achebe and Soyinka are both university faculty but one is a noble prize winner and the other the most successful african author in history

QuotaSystem:
Beautiful contributions. Well done guys.

Unfortunately what some of us don't realise is that even if 2000 names are provided they would never be acknowledged as satisfactory by the OP and his brood of trolls because the real motive on this thread is not to learn about our international achievers, but simply to reinforce the false narrative that northerners are underachievers who are unmeritoriously ruling the country the most (the predominant thinking in the East where unsurprisingly the OP and all his trolls hail from) so that they can whip up anti-north sentiments in the south. The author of the thread admitted this in black and white and that is exactly why they'd keep condemning and rejecting your beautiful submissions so they can keep saying the North cannot produce up to 20 achievers of repute. Inferiority complex at its finest.

But does this erase the achievements or their mark in history? Does this stop Aliko from being the most successful businessman out of Africa ever? Does this nullify Jelani Aliyu's patent certificate? Does this change the reality of the North's political, military and diplomatic superiority and prowess? The answers are NO.

In my humble opinion we can continue with the beautiful submissions to enhance our collective knowledge, but its best the trolls and their criticisms are ignored . God bless Arewa.

I realize that too... I think the best thing is to let this hate filled and bigot of an op to continue to wallow in his ignorance and hate... after all silence is the best answer to a pained fool

Ofodirinwa:

I'm evil because he's posting people that have regular jobs in regular institutions and companies like everyone else? If I made a list of the top 10 Igbo or Yoruba ppl of all time, I'm not going to list government admins and university faculty unless the did something great. Like Achebe and Soyinka are both university faculty but one is a noble prize winner and the other the most successful african author in history

Why this sudden famzing with the Yoruba. Many have given you northern achievements and international recognitions. Yet you keep shifting the goal post. Dangote alone supersedes all our southern achievements. Because you want to bash The north, you quickly formed an unusual alliance with Yorubas and the Southsouth. This won't still stop you from opening another thread and start throwing fireballs of insults on the Yoruba. You yourself what have you achieved should be the case. How does southern achievement become yours. I ll be a fool bragging about my parents wealth, if they make their money, I ll make mine too independently

Enigma1000:

Why this sudden famzing with the Yoruba. Many have given you northern achievements and international recognitions. Yet you keep shifting the goal post. Dangote alone supersedes all our southern achievements. Because you want to bash The north, you quickly formed an unusual alliance with Yorubas and the Southsouth. This won't still stop you from opening another thread and start throwing fireballs of insults on the Yoruba. You yourself what have you achieved should be the case. How does southern achievement become yours. I ll be a fool bragging about my parents wealth, if they make their money, I ll make mine too independently

Lol slow down, cowboy.

That is such a nasty picture and you’re using a very big paint brush.

Nonaira1:
This is the saddest topic on NL.

This people have ruled that shithole for how long yet they have no contribution internationally.

Mere 20 names is that difficult. Wow.

Pathetic!!!!!!!

I have decided to stay away from the thread. I have achieved my aim as only Dangote is the one that stand out and meet my spec, which is competing globally with whatever your chosen field is.

Others are just mere local accomplishments. It is sad really that a people who claim to own the country can't boast of astounding global dominance.

Besides, what do you expect from extremist and fanatics? If Dangote was a religious bigot and fanatic, he wouldn't Have achieved much.

But when policies are to be made for the country to move forward, you will see them opposing and objecting everything.

They reject state police but impose sharia court/law. If that is not madness, tell me what it is?

Virtually all them in my set at school had Carry Over, back to back... Only one guy from Southern Kaduna a Christian of Catholic faith( the guy hate buhari so much as we still communicate) was able to compete with us favourably and finished of with outstanding grade.

They may think I hate them cos of my two threads but far from it. My best lecturer back then in school is a Northerner and was and still is loved by his students because of his liberal perceptions to life, in fact he is loved more than Southern lecturers that went through his lectures. He was my geology lecturer and Only one that Would allow you define some terms based your understanding and still give you full mark If your points hit right spots with good dose of geological terminology.

Issa serious matter. I am off. Mentions are ignored. Good luck to us all in our daily hustle.

QuotaSystem:
Beautiful contributions. Well done guys.

Unfortunately what some of us don't realise is that even if 2000 names are provided they would never be acknowledged as satisfactory by the OP and his brood of trolls because the real motive on this thread is not to learn about our international achievers, but simply to reinforce the false narrative that northerners are underachievers who are unmeritoriously ruling the country the most (the predominant thinking in the East where unsurprisingly the OP and all his trolls hail from) so that they can whip up anti-north sentiments in the south. The author of the thread admitted this in black and white and that is exactly why they'd keep condemning and rejecting your beautiful submissions so they can keep saying the North cannot produce up to 20 achievers of repute. Inferiority complex at its finest.

But does this erase the achievements or their mark in history? Does this stop Aliko from being the most successful businessman out of Africa ever? Does this nullify Jelani Aliyu's patent certificate? Does this change the reality of the North's political, military and diplomatic superiority and prowess? The answers are NO.

In my humble opinion we can continue with the beautiful submissions to enhance our collective knowledge, but its best the trolls and their criticisms are ignored . God bless Arewa.

Lol... Bros, chill, I don't hate the North.

I had a good care and friendly relationships with my lecturers who are of Northern extract.

I will give you 3 instances.

1. My then classmate told me a story. He said when he was looking for admission into our school and had nobody. He saw a staff of the school and knew him to be northerner.

He spoke Hausa to them man and explained his condition. Just that, and he got admission through the man. This is one thing I love about you guys. I have heard of many instances where lives were saved just because the prey spoke Hausa.

2. My big bro and friend who was my roommate but older than me came late, very late and so he could not secure admission. He met with out then lecturer of physics, a Northerner called Mr. Suru. He told him his problem of lack of accommodation and Mr Suru allowed him stay in his staff quarter for 1 year and fed him. The guy left with the best results and even trashed many of those that came early.

These two instances, Southerners were helped by Northerners.

3. One of our lecturers from the North told us that we are free to answer calls in his lecture as long as we excuse ourselves to take the call outside. His reason is, in case there is an emergency.

This rare occasions are something I have held dear in my heart to this day.

I don't hate the North...

My displeasure stem from the disrespect of rights of other ethnic groups in the country BY you guys who try to impose your religious and ethnic views in almost everything in a country of diverse culture such as ours.

Take for instance... Why allow Sharia law or court in Counyry where police and federal courts exist? Same you have refused state police. Why?

To be honest with you, if I were to be at the top, the North will not have their way in things like this. That state police will be installed and nothing with happen. I hate oppression of people in any form.

I am an easterner and will never deny it but that doesn't mean I support the rants of most Igbos on nairaland. Check my last night post where one idiots created a thread asking where oil is found in Lagos and that the report of oil findings is a lie.

Now, Anambra, my state, has oil and nobody from the Yorubas have ever created a thread to ask same stupid question.