{"id":29707,"date":"2025-06-05T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=29707"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:30:08","slug":"education-profile-of-oby-ezekwesili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/education-profile-of-oby-ezekwesili\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Profile of Oby Ezekwesili"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Obiageli \u201cOby\u201d Ezekwesili is a renowned Nigerian expert in public policy, a qualified chartered accountant, and a passionate advocate for transparency and good governance. Her academic journey reflects a solid grounding in law, diplomacy, and public administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Oby-Ezekwesili.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Oby-Ezekwesili.jpg 650w, https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Oby-Ezekwesili-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Oby Ezekwesili<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bachelor\u2019s Degree<\/strong> \u2013 University of Nigeria, Nsukka<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Master\u2019s in International Law and Diplomacy<\/strong> \u2013 University of Lagos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Master\u2019s in Public Policy and Administration<\/strong> \u2013 Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chartered Accountant<\/strong> \u2013 Trained and certified while working with Deloitte &amp; Touche<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of her impact on economic reform and social justice, Dr. Ezekwesili has received honorary doctorates from institutions such as the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and the University of Sussex in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is a co-founder of <em>Transparency International<\/em> and served as the organization\u2019s Africa Director. In Nigeria, she held prominent roles in government as Minister of Solid Minerals and Minister of Education. Internationally, she served as Vice President for the Africa Region at the World Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ezekwesili\u2019s educational and professional achievements highlight her unwavering dedication to fostering transparency, accountability, and sustainable development across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Wikipedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to advertise with us? Send an email to <a href=\"mailto:eunice.uke@presspay.ng\">eunice.uke@presspay.ng<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access upto N2 million education loan via this link <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/PressPayNgAppDownloadNUE\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/PressPayNgAppDownloadNUE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obiageli \u201cOby\u201d Ezekwesili is a renowned Nigerian expert in public policy, a qualified chartered accountant, and a passionate advocate for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[55,2791,64],"class_list":["post-29707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-education","tag-obyezekwesili","tag-student"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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