Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has received an honorary Doctorate degree from Yale University US

Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has received an honorary Doctorate degree of Human Letters, by the prestigious Yale University in the US yesterday May 18th. Along side African singer, Angelique Kidjo who was awarded Honorary Doctorate of Music.

Giving out the award, the President of the University Professor Peter Salovey described Okonjo-Iweala as “a brilliant reformer and dedicated public servant.” He said that Minister “has spearheaded efforts to stabilize and grow Nigeria’s economy, battling widespread government corruption and creating greater fiscal transparency and discipline.”

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Nigeria’s brainy teen, Harold Ekeh gets accepted by 8 Ivy League Schools

 Harold Ekeh is a senior at Elmont Memorial High School in Elemont, New York.

High school senior Harold Ekeh didn't just get into one Ivy League university. He was accepted into all eight.

Now comes the really hard part: Deciding where to go. He actually got into all 13 schools he applied to, including MIT and Johns Hopkins.