Ngozi Iweala award Honorary Doctorate degree at Yale University

                    

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of economy Dr Ngozi Iweala has been awarded a honorary doctorate degree from Yale University.The Minister was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters at Yale’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut Monday.

She is the second Nigerian to recieve doctorate from Yale,after Professor Wole Soyinka who received honorary doctorate of letter 1980.
The President of the University Professor Peter Salovey described Okonjo-Iweala as “a brilliant reformer and dedicated public servant.”when giving her the Award.
“has spearheaded efforts to stabilize and grow Nigeria’s economy, battling widespread government corruption and creating greater fiscal transparency and discipline.”


Globally Yale Honrary doctorate is seen as very a important Award.

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 recipients serve as models of excellence and service to our students, to our graduates, to our community and to the world.”

It is recalled that Dr Iweala help wipe $30 billion debt Nigeria Owes Paris Club.

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, etc.