Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.46.0-wmf.21 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 1978 40003 39914 2026-03-31T14:30:41Z Omedesollomon 1383 40003 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician (born 1958)}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ruqayyahtu Ahmed Rufa'i | image = | caption = | office1 = [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] | term_start1 = 6 April 2010 | term_end1 = 11 September 2013 | predecessor1 = [[Sam Egwu]] | successor1 = [[Nyesom Wike]] | birth_date = {{circa|1958}} | birth_place = [[Ringim]], [[Jigawa State]], Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | party = }} '''Ruqayyahtu Ahmed Rufa'i''' (born c. 1958) was appointed as Nigerian Minister of Education on 6 April 2010, when Acting President [[Goodluck Jonathan]] announced his new cabinet.<ref name="tday0407">{{cite web |date=8 April 2010 |title=Ministers - the Profiles (ii) |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201004080526.html |accessdate=14 April 2010 |work=ThisDay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wahab |first1=Bayo |title=5 women who have made their marks in education |url=https://www.pulse.ng/communities/student/international-womens-day-5-women-who-have-made-their-marks-in-education/rsw5836 |website=Pulse NG |date=8 March 2018 }}</ref> == Early life and education == Ma bi Rufa’i efu ewo Ringim, kí dí efu Jigawa State. I che n’úche eyí B.Ed efu History akwí unyi úche kí dí Bayero University, Kano, efu ödö 1981, i manyu MA efu History akwí unyi úche nyö gba la efu ödö 1987. I la che n’úche eyí PhD efu Education akwí unyi úche West Virginia University, kí dí amí US, efu ödö 1991. I che úkoché Commissioner eyí Health (ólá ogígí) efu ugbata ogwu eyí General Sani Abacha akwí ödö 1993 tefu ödö 1996. Rufa'i was born in [[Ringim]], in [[Jigawa State]]. She obtained a B.Ed in history from [[Bayero University]], [[Kano (city)|Kano]], in 1981, an MA in History from the same university in 1987 and PhD in Education from [[West Virginia University]], US, in 1991. She served as Commissioner for Health under the [[Military dictatorship|military regime]] of General [[Sani Abacha]] between 1993 and 1996. Ma mu ufedo Professor du nwu efu ödö 2003, i la che úkoché Commissioner eyí Education, Science and Technology efu [[Jigawa State]].<ref name=tday0407/> I kọ kí amọ́nẹ́ kọ̀ nọ́ nwu á gbeju nyi hi kpaí ogu eyí kí amọ́mubìẹ́ mẹ́mẹ́ jẹ̀ fẹ́ kọ́ efu Jigawa State, i la nẹ́ k’í che kpalú k’í nyatẹ́ ọlá nwu jẹ́ nyí abí kí amí ojane lẹ́ kọ́ amọ́mubìẹ́ wéwé nyi unyí úchẹ́-nọ.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ahmed Abubakar |title=I'm ashamed, Jigawa can't enroll enough girls in schools, says commissioner |url=http://www.peoplesdaily-online.com/index.php/news/education/55-education/7483-im-ashamed-jigawa-cant-enroll-enough-girls-in-schools-says-commissioner |accessdate=13 April 2010 |work=Peoples's Daily}}</ref> ì kpọna nyù èdu waya (mobile phones) chùkọlọ unyí ukọchẹ ẹdọ mẹgweji (secondary schools) tódù kìya jẹwù ónẹ kila.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ahmed Abubakar |title=Jigawa restricts students on use of GSM phones |url=http://www.peoplesdaily-online.com/index.php/component/content/article/16-national-news/5089-jigawa-restricts-students-on-use-of-gsm-phones- |accessdate=13 April 2010 |work=Peoples's Daily}}</ref> ==Leaving ministerial office== ma nwo cha d'owo kpai New PDP, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan du amí Minister mefíà kwi ef'u unyí ukolo ma, kpai Ruqayyat nwu, ef'u odo 2013. Ef'u o ìhìanyì kì wa efù ujá íbè (politics) kiche ef'u abo ami rulling [[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party]] (PDP),dabalu ku amí gọbinà mebie, k'amule ẹgba kwi [[Sule Lamido]] ojané Jigawa State, kpai amí Senator kpai amí House of Representative wewe che kpahé kwi PDP ku President [[Goodluck Jonathan|Goodluck Ebele Jonathan]] mu ùkọlọ gba bọwọ amì minister mẹla ọwọ tẹ,Ruqayyat, ñwọ d'efù abolẹ efù ọdọ 2013.<ref>[http://www.africanspotlight.com/2013/09/11/jonathan-sacks-9-ministers/ Jonathan sacks 9 ministers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202051327/http://africanspotlight.com/2013/09/11/jonathan-sacks-9-ministers/ |date=2 February 2017 }}.</ref> ==Bibliography== *{{cite book |publisher=Triumph Publishing |author=Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i |year=1995 |title=Gidan Rumfa: The Kano palace |isbn=978-188-036-8}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Cabinet of Goodluck Jonathan}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rufa'i, Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Federal ministers of Nigeria]] [[Category:1950s births]] [[Category:Education ministers of Nigeria]] [[Category:Women government ministers of Nigeria]] [[Category:People from Jigawa State]] [[Category:Bayero University Kano alumni]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] {{Jigawa-politician-stub}} rxbu80dbhx8xolcg8jwjazdfxrwk80s