Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.46.0-wmf.22 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 Nnedi Okorafor 0 922 40005 39798 2026-04-02T21:35:09Z Rosiestep 1404 Nnedi Okorafor at National Book Festival 2025.jpg 40005 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian-American writer of science fiction and fantasy}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox writer | name = Nnedi Okorafor | image = Nnedi Okorafor at National Book Festival 2025.jpg | caption = Okorafor in 2025 | birth_name = Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|4|8}} | birth_place = [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = | occupation = Writer, professor | nationality = Nigerian<br />American | period = | notable works = | alma_mater = | spouse = | website = {{Url|nnedi.com}} | education = [[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Michigan State University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[University of Illinois, Chicago]] (MA, [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) | awards = [[Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa]]<br />[[World Fantasy Award for Best Novel|The World Fantasy Award]]<br />[[The Nebula Awards|Nebula Award for Best Novella]]<br />[[The Hugo Awards|Hugo Award for Best Novella]]<br />[[Eisner Award]] for Best Graphic Album — Reprint<br />[[Lodestar Award]]<br />[[Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel]] <br />[[Carl Brandon Society#The CBS Parallax and Kindred Awards|Carl Brandon Parallax Award]] | children = 1 | genre = [[Science fiction]], [[Africanfuturism]]<br />[[Fantasy]], [[Africanjujuism]], [[Solarpunk]]}} '''Nnedimma Nkemdili''' "'''Nnedi'''" '''Okorafor'''{{Ipac-en||audio=Ig-Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor.ogg}} (ma bí '''Okorafor-Mbachu'''; efu óchu ekélé nolu méjo efu ódò , 1974)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nnedi Okorafor {{!}} Authors |url=https://us.macmillan.com/author/nnediokorafor |access-date=September 23, 2022 |website=Macmillan |language=en-US}}</ref> íche oma [[Nigerian American]] kía kí ótakada yí [[science fiction]] kpaí [[fantasy]] lugbo abo ogijo manyu Abímoto í chéné ku ma ñyọ ñyọ efu eñwu ye í [[Binti Trilogy|''Binti Series'']] kpaí ótakada oluka kí ko ''[[Who Fears Death]]'', ''[[Zahrah the Windseeker]]'', ''[[Akata Witch]]'', ''[[Akata Warrior]]'', ''[[Lagoon (novel)|Lagoon]]'' manyu ''[[Remote Control (2021 novel)|Remote Control]].'' Í che eñ ko‘takada eí [[comics]] kpai ífímu. Ótakada ñw kí ko ché ye í [[Africanfuturism]] kpaí Africanjujuism, kí chí yeokpalí todu úché aalí ye í Nigerian kpaí American kí gba.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wabuke |first=Hope |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, and the Language of Black Speculative Literature |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/afrofuturism-africanfuturism-and-the-language-of-black-speculative-literature/ |access-date=September 23, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Review of Books |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2019blog" /> ìchẹ kì chẹ gɓà àwọɗù ŵèwè,i chẹnẹ ki ni award wewe, ami award lẹ chi [[Hugo Award]], [[Nebula Award]], [[Eisner Awards|Eisner Award]] ma'nyu [[World Fantasy Award]]. I chẹnẹ ku ma goru ẹnẹ ka efu ami [[Third Generation of Nigerian Writers|third generation of Nigerian writers]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/01/23/new-nigerian-literatures-unsung-heroes/|title=New Nigerian Literature Unsung Heroes|first=Chukwuebuka|last=Umezurike|date=January 23, 2022|publisher=[[This Day|ThisDay Newspaper]]|access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> == Ogbegbele ma'nyu ọlayi nwu == Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor mábí efúewo [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], efù ọdọ 1974 Atá kpáì ìye nwu çhì ìgbọtì [[Igbo (people)|Igbo.]] Má lotì úlẹ ojìánẹ Amẹnẹfù efù ọdọ 1969 náćhì ćhegbúlú <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/okorafor_nnedi|title=Authors : Okorafor, Nnedi : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia|website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com}}</ref> {{Clarify|date=September 2022}} ámáá má neke dábìwá wì [[Nigeria]] átòdú újá Cívíl [[Nigerian Civil War|Nigerian]] .<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theroot.com/nnedi-okorafor-is-putting-africans-at-the-center-of-sci-1790862186|title=Nnedi Okorafor Is Putting Africans at the Center of Science Fiction and Fantasy|last=Wabuke|first=Hope|work=The Root|access-date=February 23, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> íćhe nì ọtákídá ọmánẹ ámẹnẹfú kgáì Nigeria.<ref>https://twitter.com/nnedi/status/1288127980506509313</ref> Okorafor ćhi ẹnẹkẹ ẹtá efú ámọmá mẹlẹ kúmáćhe, i chi ọma ẹkẹta efu akwọra ọma m'ẹlẹ ma'nyu i gba'kpa efu [[Chicago]], Illinois, tiko tiko ya loti Nigeria ki na mijọ kpai ami efu nwu.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alter |first=Alexandra |date=October 6, 2017 |title=Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/books/ya-fantasy-diverse-akata-warrior.html |access-date=May 8, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> odu nwu eju'odudu chi [[Igbo language|Igbo]] ẹtẹ nwu chi"Iye che nyọ".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Nnedi/status/465499057549365248|title=My full name is Nnedimma. It means 'mother is good' in Igbo. 'Nnedi' means 'mother is'. Mothers r celebrated any time someone calls my name.|first=Nnedi|last=Okorafor|date=May 11, 2014|website=Twitter|access-date=February 24, 2018}}</ref> Adiko ẹgba ki ya loti [[Homewood-Flossmoor High School]] efu Flossmoor, Illinois, Okorafor chẹnẹ ku ma mọ ugbo du ka kini ya tichẹ ku ma dọ ki tennis ma'nyu track star<ref name="UB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/spotlight/profiles-host.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2016/01/profile_okorafor.detail.html|title=The speculative fiction of UB faculty member Nnedi Okorafor|website=University at Buffalo|access-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> ma'nyu ele gbọ gba efu egbaluka kpai sciences. Ina tene ki chi entomologist.<ref name="NYTimes" /> Ma ka kini ma li ọga ku ma dọ ki [[scoliosis]] ọla nwu ẹgba ki chi ọma ọdọ mi 13, akanya ki wa biẹnẹ alu ki na chi ogwujo. Ẹgba ki chi ọdọ 19, i lefu [[spinal fusion]] surgery ki jẹ nwu nadala ; ẹnwu lẹ jẹnwu ki Okorafor ki chẹ nẹ ki kwi ago nya nẹ ma chukọlọ-n.<ref name="UB" /> I kpoji ichikulu ọgba yi [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University eyi Illinois ki di Urbana-Champaign]], takini iwa ni ọtakada eyi ki nwọ tọgba eyi ki nẹ kwu bi efu journalism kwi [[Michigan State University]] ma'nyu PhD efu English kwi [[University of Illinois, Chicago|University eyi Illinois, Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nnedi Okorafor, Biography|url=https://www.mynigeria.com/person/Nnedi-Okorafor-2188|access-date=February 21, 2022|website=www.mynigeria.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2021 |title=Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor to join ASU as professor of practice |url=https://news.asu.edu/20210720-award-winning-author-nnedi-okorafor-join-asu-professor-practice |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=ASU News |language=en}}</ref> i chẹnẹ ki che kpa efu ọdọ 2001 kwi [[Clarion Writers Workshop]] ki defu [[Lansing, Michigan]]. Abajọ-i i d'odo kpai am'ibo akwọra nwu yi efewo Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/akata-witch-nnedi-okorafor/1100321716#productInfoTabs |title=Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, Hardcover |website=Barnes & Noble |access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == === Ita'ki dẹ pẹ === Efu ọdọ 2001 Okorafor gbi Hurston-Wright literary award todu alọ ki kpa "Amphibious Green".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurston-wright.org/hww_award_for_college_writers.shtml#RecentWinners|title=Welcome to www.hurston-wright.org|access-date=July 31, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726163154/http://www.hurston-wright.org/hww_award_for_college_writers.shtml#RecentWinners|archive-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> Ita kẹkẹ ki Okorafor kọ lẹ kpo dufu efu anthologies ma'nyu magazines, idagbẹ ki chi ''[[Dark Matter (series)#Book II Contents|Dark Matter: Reading The Bones]]'', ''[[Enkare Review]]'', ''[[Strange Horizons]]'', ''[[Moondance (magazine)|Moondance]]'' magazine, ma'nyu ''[[Writers of the Future]]'' Alu oji mẹ gwẹjọ. Ikpa ami ọhiala nwu lẹ, ma dọ ki ''[[Kabu Kabu]]'', a che ki dufu chi Prime Books efu ọdọ 2013. Efu nwu ini e ku ma dọ ki titular piece, ki onwu kpai [[Alan Dean Foster]] kọ, Efu ochu ebie efu ọdọ 2017, Okorafor ka dufu le fu Twitter kakini ''Ẹnẹ kiya ch'okpo ukwu'' [[HBO]] mu du ki chi eyi ku ma go kẹkẹ kẹkẹ lefu television , ma'nyu novelist kpai ẹnẹ ki chi ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' odu nwu chi [[George R. R. Martin]] i wa dama kpai to ku ma neke che ufu onwu chi agbọji.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/nnedi-okorafor-who-fears-god-hbo-george-r-r-martin|first=Paula|last=Rogo|date=September 18, 2017|title=Author Nnedi Okorafor's 'Who Fears God' To Become An HBO Series. But Why Is George R R Martin Getting The Credit?|work=Essence.com|access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> Okorafor adefu ukọlọ lẹ alu ki ya na ch'onwu ana chẹnẹ ku ma nene adiko gbo gbo taki ma chu kọlọ lẹ kpa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/who-fears-death-picked-up-by-hbo-with-george-rr-martin-producing|title=Who Fears Death picked up by HBO, George R.R. Martin producing|last=Caron|first=Nathalie|work=Syfy|access-date=November 15, 2017|language=en}}</ref> ochu eju'odudu efu ọdọ 2021, ma kadu fu kakìnì [[Tessa Thompson]] kpo dama ma nyuma.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Tessa Thompson Launches Production Company With First-Look Deal At HBO/HBO Max, Will EP 'Who Fears Death' & 'The Secret Lives Of Church Ladies' Adaptations |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/tessa-thompson-viva-maude-first-look-deal-hbo-hbo-max-who-fears-death-the-secret-lives-of-church-ladies-1234674176/ |access-date=April 23, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Efu ochu ẹkẹlẹ efu ọdọ 2019, ma ka dufu kakini Okorafor adama kọ eyi ku ma du ña go [[Octavia Butler]]'s ''[[Wild Seed (novel)|Wild Seed]]'' onwu kpai ẹnẹ ki ya chi fimu ku ma dọki [[Wanuri Kahiu]] nwi [[Amazon Prime Video]] ma'nyu ekagbọ kakini [[Viola Davis]] ache ki dufu.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Hezra |title=Octavia Butler's Wild Seed to Be Adapted for the Small Screen |url=https://theportalist.com/wild-seed-butler-adaptation |website=The Portalist |publisher=io9 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> Efu ochu eju'odudu ọdọ 2020, ma ka dufu kakini Okorafor abu ma kọ eyi ku ma du ña go eyi ''Binti trilogy'' nwi [[Hulu]] onwu kpai ẹnẹ kiya k'ọtakada ku ma dọ ki [[Stacy Osei-Kuffour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=January 14, 2020 |title=Hulu Has Ordered a Pilot for Nnedi Okorafor's Binti Series, Penned by the Author |url=https://www.tor.com/2020/01/14/hulu-nnedi-okorafor-binti-tv-series-development/ |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=January 14, 2020 |title='Binti' Adaptation From Michael Ellenberg in the Works at Hulu (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/binti-adaptation-michael-ellenberg-works-at-hulu-1269204/ |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> ===Ukọlọ kibo=== Efu ọdọ 2005, Okorafor kọ ma'nyu di ukọlọ nwu eju'odudu dufu ku ma dọ ki, ''Full Moon''. Buxville Theater Company ki defu lẹChicago bọ du dufu .<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://zodml.org/discover-nigeria/people/nnedi-okorafor|title=Nnedi Okorafor|website=ZODML|date=September 22, 2014|language=en|access-date=February 24, 2018}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2009, Okorafor mi ukọlọ nwu du nwu Science Fiction ma'nyu Fantasy Writers eyi America (SFWA) oka efu unyi Rare Books ma'nyu unyi eyi ọkwu ki di ugbo ọtakìda [[Northern Illinois University]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120603071546/http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/sciencefiction.cfm Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603071546/http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/sciencefiction.cfm|date=June 3, 2012}}, Northern Illinois University.</ref> Okorafor chi [[Young adult fiction|Agbadu kiya k'ọtakada]] i chi [[Science fiction convention#Guests of Honor|Ẹnẹ ọkwu Ojima]] ugbo [[Detcon1]], adiko 2014 [[North American Science Fiction Convention]]; <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://detcon1.org/pressrelease4/|title=Nnedi Okorafor to be Young Adult Author Special Guest at Detcon1|date=February 10, 2014|website=detcon1.org|access-date=July 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405002629/http://detcon1.org/pressrelease4/|archive-date=April 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ikọla ugbo [[TEDGlobal]] ujeju efu [[Arusha, Tanzania]], efu ochu ẹjọ ọdọ 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tor.com/2017/11/02/nnedi-okorafor-ted-talk-binti-afrofuturism/ |title=Nnedi Okorafor's TED Talk Explains Afrofuturism vs. Science Fiction Using the Octopus Analogy |website=[[Tor.com]] |date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> Efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 2017, Okorafor ka dufu lefu Twitter ka kini yana kọ l'ugbo ak'anya m'ẹta nwi Marvel's ''[[Black Panther (Marvel Comics)|Black Panther]]'', i chanẹ kwi ugbo ki ẹnẹ kiya k'ọtakada [[Ta-Nehisi Coates]] tọnọ tanẹ. Ak'anya eju'odudu eyi ''Black Panther: Onu ki kpoji ologbo, ma du dufu'' efu ochu ẹgweji efu ọdọ 2017. ==Enwu ele Ojima== ===Novel and Novellas=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope=col style="width: 12em" | Award ! scope=col | Year ! scope=col style="width: 13em" | Category ! scope=col style="width: 19em" | Work ! scope=col style="width: 6em" | Result ! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Hugo Award]] |2016 | rowspan="3" |[[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]] |[[Binti (novella)|''Binti'']] |{{Won}} |<ref name=":5" /> |- |2018 |''[[Binti: Home]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2019 |''[[Binti: The Night Masquerade]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2018 |[[Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book|Lodestar Award]] |''[[Akata Warrior]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- ! rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Nebula Award]] |2011 |[[Nebula Award for Best Novel|Best Novel]] |''[[Who Fears Death]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2016 |[[Nebula Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]] |''[[Binti (novella)|Binti]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2008 | rowspan="2" |[[Andre Norton Award]] |''[[The Shadow Speaker]]'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards">{{Cite web|title=sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards|url=http://www.sfadb.com/Nnedi_Okorafor|access-date=November 17, 2017|website=www.sfadb.com}}</ref> |- |2012 |''[[Akata Witch]]'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[World Fantasy Award]] |2011 |[[World Fantasy Award—Novel|Best Novel]] |''[[Who Fears Death]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="WWE-WFAWIN" /> |- ! rowspan="10" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Locus Award]] |2006 |[[Locus Award for Best First Novel|Best First Novel]] |''[[Zahrah the Windseeker|Zahrah The Windseeker]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2008 | rowspan="3" |[[Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book|Best Young Adult book]] |''[[The Shadow Speaker]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2011 |''[[Akata Witch]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2019 |''[[Akata Warrior]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2011 | rowspan="2" |[[Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel|Best Science fiction]] |''[[Who Fears Death]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2022 |''[[Noor (novel)|Noor]]'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=May 10, 2022 |title=2022 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/05/2022-locus-awards-top-ten-finalists/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2014 |Best Collection |''[[Kabu Kabu]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2016 | rowspan="3" |[[Locus Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]] |[[Binti (novella)|Binti]] |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2018 |[[Binti: Home]] |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2022 |''[[Remote Control (novella)|Remote Control]]'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name=":7" /> |- ! rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Nommo Award]] |2018 |Best Novel |''[[Akata Warrior]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2016 | rowspan="3" |Best Novella |[[Binti (novella)|''Binti'']] |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2018 |''[[Binti: Home]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2019 |''[[Binti: The Night Masquerade|Binti:The Night Masquerade]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- ! rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]] | rowspan="2" |2016 |[[Arthur C. Clarke Award|Best Novel]] |''[[The Book of Phoenix]]'' |{{Sho}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[British Fantasy Award]] | rowspan="2" |Best Novella |[[Binti (novella)|''Binti'']] |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2019 |''[[Binti: The Night Masquerade]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[BSFA Award|British SF Association Award]] |2015 |Best Novel |''[[Lagoon (novel)|Lagoon]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2016 |Best Short Story |''[[Binti (novella)|Binti]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name=":4" /> |- ! rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Otherwise Award]] |2008 | rowspan="3" |Honor List |''[[The Shadow Speaker]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2011 |[[Who Fears Death]] |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2015 |''[[Lagoon (novel)|Lagoon]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel|John W. Campbell Memorial Award]] |2016 |Best Novel |''[[The Book of Phoenix]]'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- ! rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Carl Brandon Awards|Carl Brandon Award]] | rowspan="2" |2006 | rowspan="2" |Kindred Award |[[Zahrah the Windseeker|''Zahrah The Windseeker'']] |{{Sho}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |''[[Who Fears Death]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2008 | rowspan="2" |Parallax Award |''[[The Shadow Speaker]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2006 |[[Zahrah the Windseeker|''Zahrah The Windseeker'']] |{{Sho}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Golden Duck Award]] |2008 |Hal Clement Award |''[[The Shadow Speaker]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" |[[Kurd Laßwitz Award]] |2018 |Best Foreign Novel |''[[The Book of Phoenix]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name=":6" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" |[[Kitschies|The Kitschies]] |2015 |Red Tentacle |''[[Lagoon (novel)|Lagoon]]'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |} ===Ach'anyi === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope=col style="width: 12em" | Award ! scope=col | Year ! scope=col style="width: 13em" | Category ! scope=col style="width: 19em" | Work ! scope=col style="width: 6em" | Result ! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Hugo Award]] |2019 | rowspan="2" |[[Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story|Best Graphic Album]] |''Black Panther: Long Live The King'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2021 |''[[LaGuardia (comics)|LaGuardia]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name=":2" /> |- ! rowspan="2"rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: center" |[[Nommo Award]] | rowspan="2" |2019 | rowspan="2" |Best Graphic Novel |''Shuri'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |''Black Panther:Long Live The King'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- ! rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" | [[Eisner Award]] |2021 |Best Graphic Album - Reprint |[[LaGuardia (comics)|''LaGuardia'']] |{{Won}} |<ref name=":2" /> |} ===fiction kekele, memoir ma'nyu Novelette=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope=col style="width: 12em" | Award ! scope=col | Year ! scope=col style="width: 13em" | Category ! scope=col style="width: 19em" | Work ! scope=col style="width: 6em" | Result ! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align: center" |[[Locus Award]] |2011 | rowspan="2" |[[Locus Award for Best Novelette|Best Novelette]] |''The Book of Phoenix'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2022 |''The Black Pages'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name=":7" /> |- |2017 | rowspan="2" |Best Short Story |''Africanfuturist 419'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- |2019 |''Mother of Invention'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |Best nonfiction |''Broken Places and Outer Spaces:Finding Creativity in the Unexpected'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- | rowspan="1" |[[Hugo Award for Best Short Story|Best Short Story]] |''[[Binti Trilogy|Binti: Sacred fire]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" |[[Theodore Sturgeon Award|Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award]] |2005 |Best Short Story |''The Magical Negro'' |{{Sho}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" |[[Premio Ignotus|Ignotus Award]] |2019 |Foreign Short Story |''[[Binti (novella)|Binti]]'' |{{Won}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |- !rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align: center" |[[WSFA Small Press Award]] |2008 |Best Short Story |''Spider the Artist'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="sfadb : Nnedi Okorafor Awards" /> |} ===Eyi Kibọ=== * 2005 – The Strange Horizons Reader's Choice Award for ''Stephen King's Super-Duper Magical Negroes''<ref name=":3" /> * 2007–2008 – Macmillan Writers' Prize for Africa for ''Long Juju Man''<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://us.macmillan.com/author/nnediokorafor/|title=Nnedi Okorafor {{!}} Authors {{!}} Macmillan|work=US Macmillan|access-date=November 17, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2008 – [[Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa]] for ''Zahrah the Windseeker''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/nov/12/wole-soyinka-prize-nnedi-okorafor|title=A Nobel example for our books prize judges|last=Jordison|first=Sam|date=November 12, 2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 17, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> * 2012 – Black Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature (Fiction) for ''Zahrah the Windseeker''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nnedi.com/books/zahrah_the_windseeker.html|title=Zahrah the Windseeker – Nnedi Okorafor|last=Okorafor|first=Nnedi|website=nnedi.com|language=en|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nnedi.blogspot.com/2012/10/zahrah-windseeker-wins-black-excellence.html?view=flipcard|title=Zahrah the Windseeker wins the Black Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature (Fiction)|date=October 30, 2012|website=Nnedi's Wahala Zone Blog}}</ref> * 2015 – African Literary Person of the Year from ''Brittle Paper''<ref>{{Cite news |title=The 2015 Brittle Paper African Literary Person of the Year Is Nnedi Okorafor |url=https://brittlepaper.com/2015/12/revealed-brittle-papers-african-literary-person-year-2/ |access-date=June 19, 2019 |publisher=Brittle Paper |date=December 14, 2015}}</ref> * 2016 – Children's Africana Book Award for Best Book for Young Readers for ''Chicken in the Kitchen''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nnedi.com/books/chicken_in_the_kitchen.html|title=Chicken in the Kitchen – Nnedi Okorafor|last=Okorafor|first=Nnedi|website=nnedi.com|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> *Mathical Honors for ''Binti''<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mathical Book Prizes 2021|url=https://www.mathicalbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mathical_Booklist_Web_2021.pdf}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ unyi nwu == '''Imọtọ''' * ''Long Juju Man'' (2009, Macmillan Africa) * ''Iridessa and the Secret of the Never Mine'' (2012, Disney Books) *''Chicken in the Kitchen'' (2020, Lantana publishing) '''Agbadufu''' * ''[[Zahrah the Windseeker]]'' (2005, [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]; paperback 2008, Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)—writing as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu * ''[[The Shadow Speaker]]'' (2007, Hyperion/Disney)—writing as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu * ''[[Akata Witch]]'' (2011, Viking/Penguin) (published as ''What Sunny Saw in the Flames'' in Nigeria and the UK by [[Cassava Republic Press]]) * ''[[Akata Warrior]]'' (2017, Viking/Penguin/PRH) (published as ''Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi'' in Nigeria and the UK by Cassava Republic Press) * ''[[Ikenga (novel)|Ikenga]]'' (2020, Viking/Penguin/PRH) *''[[Akata Woman]]'' (2022, Viking/Penguin/PRH) '''Ogijo''' * ''[[Who Fears Death]]'' (2010, DAW/Penguin) * "Hello, Moto" (2011, Tor.com)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tor.com/2011/11/02/hello-moto/ |title=Hello, Moto |first=Nnedi |last=Okorafor |date=November 2, 2011 |publisher=[[Tor.com]]}}</ref> * "Moom!" short story in "AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers" (2012, Storytime)<ref>{{Cite book|editor-first=Ivor W.|editor-last=Hartmann|title=AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers|publisher=StoryTime|year=2012|asin=B00AEUH112}}</ref> * ''[[Kabu Kabu]]'' (2013, Prime Books) * "It's War" short story in "Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History" (2014, Crossed Genres) * ''[[Lagoon (novel)|Lagoon]]'' (2014, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.) (2015, Saga Press/Simon & Schuster) * ''[[The Book of Phoenix]]'' (2015, DAW/Penguin/[[Penguin Random House|PRH]]) (prequel of ''[[Who Fears Death]]'') * ''[[Binti (novel)|Binti]]'' (2015, Tor.com) * ''[[Binti: Home]]'' (2017, Tor.com) *''[[Binti: The Night Masquerade]]'' (2018, Tor.com) *''Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected (TED Books)'' (2019, TED/Simon & Schuster) * "Sunrise" short story in ''[[Africanfuturism: An Anthology]]'' (2020, [[Brittle Paper]]) *''[[Remote Control (2021 novel)|Remote Control]]'' (2021, Tor.com) * ''[[Noor (novel)|Noor]]'' (2021, DAW/Penguin/[[Penguin Random House|PRH]]) * ''She Who Knows'' trilogy (2024, DAW/Penguin/PRH) '''Ach'anyi''' * ''Black Panther: Long Live the King'' (2017, Marvel) * ''[[LaGuardia (comics)|LaGuardia]]'' (2018, Dark Horse) * ''Shuri'' (2018, Marvel) * ''Wakanda Forever'' (2018, Marvel) * ''Antar: the Black Knight'' (2018, IDW/Mirage Films) * ''Shuri: Wakanda Forever'' (2020, Marvel) * ''After The Rain'' (2021, [[Abrams ComicArts]] – Megascope) == Selected filmography == * ''Brave New Souls: Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers of the 21st Century'' (2013) – Herself<ref>{{Cite news|last=Obensen|first=Tambay A.|title=Sneak Peek: 'Brave New Souls: Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers of the 21st Century'|work=IndieWire|date=July 2013|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2013/07/sneak-peek-brave-new-souls-black-sci-fi-fantasy-writers-of-the-21st-century-166989/}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}} == Ale t'ọdọda == {{Sisterlinks|d=Q3877423|c=Category:Nnedi Okorafor|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|s=no|wikt=no|species=no}} *[http://www.nnedi.com/ Nnedi Okorafor Home Page] *[http://nnedi.blogspot.com/2019/10/africanfuturism-defined.html Africanfuturism Defined] by Nnedi Okorafor *[[Mikki Kendall]], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/456002-A_Nigerian_Sorceress_Makes_Her_Way.php?rssid=20819 "A Nigerian Sorceress Makes Her Way"], ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', April 12, 2010 *[https://www.webcitation.org/6ARAfoYB0?url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724121505/http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/guest_blogs/is_africa_ready_for_science_fiction Nebula Awards Guest Blog: Is Africa Ready for Science Fiction] by Nnedi Okorafor *[http://farah-sf.blogspot.com/2005/12/guest-post-nnedi-okorafor-mbachu.html Review of ''Zahrah the Windseeker''] by [[Gary K. Wolfe]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114013842/http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20041025/kinga.shtml "Stephen King's Super-Duper Magical Negroes" by Okorafor-Mbachu] *[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_05_09 "From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7"] (short story), ''[[Clarkesworld Magazine]]'', May 2009 *[http://www.africanwriter.com/author/nnedi-okorafor/ Stories by Okorafor] at AfricanWriter.com *[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_interview/ "If It Scares You, Write It: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor"] (interview), ''Clarkesworld Magazine'', December 2009 *{{Isfdb name|id=Nnedi_Okorafor|name=Nnedi Okorafor}} *[http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=59374 2010 Audio Interview] on the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast *[https://www.ted.com/talks/nnedi_okorafor_sci_fi_stories_that_imagine_a_future_africa "Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa"]. Nnedi Okorafor at TEDGlobal 2017 {{Nnedi Okorafor}} {{Navboxes|title=Awards for Nnedi Okorafor|list= {{Hugo Award Best Novella}} {{Nebula Award Best Novella}} {{Locus Award Best Young Adult Book}} {{Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book}} {{World Fantasy Award Best Novel}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Okorafor, Nnedi}} [[Gbúgbe:1974 births]] [[Gbúgbe:Living people]] [[Gbúgbe:21st-century American novelists]] [[Gbúgbe:21st-century American women writers]] [[Gbúgbe:American children's writers]] [[Gbúgbe:American comics creators]] [[Gbúgbe:American fantasy writers]] [[Gbúgbe:American people of Igbo descent]] [[Gbúgbe:American science fiction writers]] [[Gbúgbe:American women novelists]] [[Gbúgbe:American women children's writers]] [[Gbúgbe:American writers of African descent]] [[Gbúgbe:African-American comics creators]] [[Gbúgbe:Black speculative fiction authors]] [[Gbúgbe:Female comics writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumni]] [[Gbúgbe:Hugo Award-winning writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Igbo novelists]] [[Gbúgbe:Igbo women writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Marvel Comics writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Michigan State University alumni]] [[Gbúgbe:Nebula Award winners]] [[Gbúgbe:Nigerian children's writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Nigerian feminists]] [[Gbúgbe:Nigerian fantasy writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Nigerian science fiction writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Nigerian speculative fiction writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Nigerian women children's writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Nigerian women writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Nommo Award winners]] [[Gbúgbe:Novelists from Ohio]] [[Gbúgbe:People from Olympia Fields, Illinois]] [[Gbúgbe:University of Illinois Chicago alumni]] [[Gbúgbe:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni]] [[Gbúgbe:Women science fiction and fantasy writers]] [[Gbúgbe:World Fantasy Award-winning writers]] [[Gbúgbe:Writers from Cincinnati]] kg3lsfdhba5gujlj1crl1clth3zcuj3 Oby Ezekwesili 0 1973 40004 39983 2026-04-02T18:14:27Z Anniwinner 897 #IGL #FNFIGL 40004 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian accountant and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili | image = Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa.jpg | office1 = Federal Minister of Solid Minerals, Nigeria | term_start1 = June 2005 | term_end1 = June 2006 | predecessor1 = [[Odion Ugbesia]] | successor1 = [[Leslye Obiora]] | office2 = Federal Minister of Education, Nigeria | term_start2 = June 2006 | term_end2 = April 2007 | predecessor2 = [[Chinwe Obaji]] | successor2 = [[Abba Sayyadi Ruma]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|04|28}} | birth_place = [[Anambra State]], Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | party = | spouse = Chinedu Ezekwesili | education = [[Harvard Kennedy School]]<br />[[University of Lagos]]<br />[[University of Nigeria, Nsukka]] | profession = Chartered accountant, economic policy | nationality = [[Nigerian]] | children = 3 | honorific_prefix = [[Commander of the Federal Republic|CFR]] | nickname = 'Madam Due Process' }} '''Obiageli''' "'''Oby'''" '''Ezekwesili''' {{IPAc-en||audio=LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Olugold-Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili.wav}} (Ma bi ọjọ Ogwu ny'oke mẹjọ ochu ẹlẹ ọdọ 1963) ẹnẹ Naijeriya ka ki chẹ ma [[economic policy|ọda ẹnwu ki ya nẹ ọkọ wa]] nyọnyọ, ẹnẹ ki ya j'uja ẹnwu eche fẹr'eju, ohi ẹnwu eko nyọnyọ, ọda e gw'ọnyu nyọnyọ kpai unyọgba amónẹ, [[humanitarian|ẹnẹ ki ya che ẹnwu nwu ami ọja]] ka kpai manyu onwu che ẹnẹ ki chanẹ ẹnẹ a[[ACTivists|a j'uja nwu amonẹ]]. I che [[vice president|arọne agboji]] nwu [[World Bank]] (Africa region) kw'obi, i che chanẹ [[Transparency International]] I la che onẹ ka efu abo kuma chanẹ ujọ [[Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping|#BringBackOurGirls]] manyu i che federal [[Minister (government)|Minister]] yi [[Nigeria]] onu mejí.<ref>{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=2024 |title=Dr. Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili |url=https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1049 |journal=National Library of Nigeria |language=en}}</ref> Onwu ñọ [[Organizational founder|chanẹ]] #FixPolitics Initiative, ugbo ki abo kuma ch'ọma ojanẹ a che u tene,<ref name="Governance">{{cite web |last1=Politics |first1=#Fix |title=Governance and leadership |url=https://www.fixpolitics.org |website=#FixPolitics |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> the school of politics [[Policy]] and [[Governance]] (SPPG),<ref name="SPPG">{{cite web |last1=Politics |first1=SPPG |title=SPPG |url=https://thesppg.org/ |website=School of policy and Governance |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> kpai Human Capital Africa.<ref name="ref">{{cite web |last1=HumCapAfrica |first1=Human Capital Africa |title=HCA |url=https://humcapafrica.org |website=Human Capital Africa |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> Fondly called "Oby", Ezekwesili is a member of the board of directors of [[Women Political Leaders]],<ref name="board wpl">{{cite web |last1=Leaders |first1=Women Political |title=WPL |url=https://www.womenpoliticalleaders.org/ |website=Women Political Leaders |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> a member of the [[Fundacao Dom Cabral]],<ref name="board fdc">{{cite web |last1=Dom Cabral |first1=Fundacao |title=FDC |url=https://www.fdc.org.br/en/aboutfdc |website=Fundacao Dom Cabral |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> and the chairperson of the board of trustees of Ehizua Hub.<ref name="chairperson ehizua">{{cite web |last1=Ehizua |first1=Ehizua |title=Ehizua Education and Creative Technology Hub |url=https://ehizua.com/ |website=Ehizua |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> Ezekwesili is also a [[chartered accountant]], [[public analyst]], and senior [[economic advisor]] from [[Anambra]] state.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=2020-04-18|title=Oby Ezekwesili mourns Abba Kyari|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/oby-ezekwesili-mourns-abba-kyari/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-02-10|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=DR OBIAGELI EZEKWESILI – 2020 APF Conference|url=https://conference.africanpf.org/speakers/obiageli-ezekwesili/|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019121722/https://conference.africanpf.org/speakers/obiageli-ezekwesili/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesppg.org/|title=Join the Next Class|website=SPPG}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fixpolitics.org/|title=Home|website=#FixPolitics}}</ref> == Early life and education== Ezekwesili was born in [[Anambra State|Lagos state]] to Benjamin Ujubuonu, who died in 1988, and Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu. Ezekwesili holds a bachelor's degree from the [[University of Nigeria, Nsukka]], master's degree in [[International law|International Law]] and Diplomacy from the [[University of Lagos]], and a [[Master of Public Administration]] degree from the [[Harvard Kennedy School]] at [[Harvard University]]. She trained with the firm of [[Deloitte and Touche]] and qualified as a [[chartered accountant]].<ref name="wbank"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Obiageli Ezekwesili {{!}} Africa Region Vice President|url=https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/obiageli-ezekwesili|access-date=2021-05-25|website=blogs.worldbank.org|date=29 September 2011|language=en|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016041124/https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/obiageli-ezekwesili|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to working for the Government of Nigeria, Ezekwesiili worked with Professor [[Jeffrey Sachs]] at the [[Center for International Development]] at Harvard as the Director of the Harvard-Nigeria Economic Strategy Project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SPE Login|url=https://www.spe.org/appssecured/login/servlet/TpSSOServlet?resource=higherlogic|website=www.spe.org|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jackson.yale.edu/person/oby-ezekwesili/|title = Oby Ezekwesili}}</ref> === Ukọlọ === Ezekwesili che ukọlọ [[Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (Nigeria)|Federal Minister eyi Solid Minerals]] kpai [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Federal Minister eyi Education]] ubi lẹ. Kwi ochu ẹlu ọdọ 2007 ti ochu ẹlu 2012, i che arọne‑agboji nwu Africa yi [[World Bank]]. Ẹnẹ ki wa ubi nwu che [[Makhtar Diop]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.africareview.com/News/Senegals-Makhtar-Diop-picked-as-new-World-Bank-Africa-chief/-/979180/1309076/-/15p1jddz/-/index.html|title=Makhtar Diop is new World Bank Africa head|work=Africa Review|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-UK|archive-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511001632/http://www.africareview.com/News/Senegals-Makhtar-Diop-picked-as-new-World-Bank-Africa-chief/-/979180/1309076/-/15p1jddz/-/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> I che fellow ogijo yi [[Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs]]. === Transparency International 1994-1999 === She was a co-founder of [[Transparency International]], serving as one of the pioneer directors of the global anti-corruption body based in [[Berlin, Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Book Oby Ezekwesili as a keynote speaker|url=https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/oby-ezekwesili/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Chartwell Speakers|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vital Voices|url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/|website=Vital Voices|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> ===1999-2007=== Ezekwesili started in the [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] administration as the pioneer head of the Budget Monitoring and [[Price Intelligence]] Unit (aka Due Process Unit). It was in this position that she earned the sobriquet of "Madam Due Process" for her work of leading a team of professionals to sanitize the public procurement and contracting processes at the federal level in Nigeria.<ref name="career">{{cite web |last1=VenturesAfrica |first1=Africa |title=Madam Due Process - Oby Ezekwesili |url=https://venturesafrica.com/madam-due-processoby-ezekwesili-world-bank-former-vice-president-for-africa/ |website=Venturesafrica.com |date=22 September 2012 |publisher=Ventures |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="research">{{cite journal |last1=Due process |first1=madam |title=University of Lagos - A study of the public Life of Madam Due Process |journal=Lagos Notes and Records |date=28 February 2021 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=225–248 |url=http://lnr.unilag.edu.ng/article/view/1200 |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> She was the architect of the Bureau for Public Procurement legislation, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) legislation, and the new Minerals and Mining legislation during her six and a half year stint in government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=InvestEgate {{!}} Company Announcements {{!}} Home {{!}} FTSE 100, 250, AIM, techMARK|url=https://www.investegate.co.uk/|website=www.investegate.co.uk|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> ==== Minister of Solid Minerals ==== In June 2005, Ezekwesili was appointed Minister of Solid Minerals (Mines and Steel), where she led a reform program that led to Nigeria's global recognition as a credible mining investment destination. She was also the Chairperson of the NEITI, and led the first national implementation of the global standards and principles of transparency in the oil, gas and mining sector.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UNESCO|url=https://en.unesco.org/|website=UNESCO|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> ==== Minister of Education ==== In June 2006, Ezekwesili was appointed the Federal Minister of Education, a post she held until she took up a [[World Bank]] appointment in May 2007.<ref name="wbank">{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21270986~menuPK:258657~pagePK:2865106~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644,00.html |title=Obiageli Ezekwesili Appointed As Vice President for the Africa Region |date=23 March 2007 |publisher=The World Bank |access-date=19 February 2010}}</ref> While in government, Ezekwesili led the restructuring and refocusing of the Education Ministry for the attainment of [[Education For All|Education for All]] (EfA) targets and [[Millennium Development Goals]]. She also introduced [[public-private partnership]]s for education service delivery, revamped the Federal Inspectorate Service as an improved quality assurance mechanism, and introduced transparency and accountability mechanisms for better governance of the budget.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proshareng.com/news/People/Profile--Ms-Obiageli-Katryn-Ezekwesili----Accountability-&-Transparency-Quest/19200|title = Profile: Ms Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili - Accountability & Transparency Quest}}</ref> === Vice president, World Bank's Africa region === In March 2007, [[World Bank]] President [[Paul Wolfowitz]] announced the appointment of Ezekwesili as vice president for the Africa region starting on 1 May 2007.<ref name="wbank" /> In 2012, she successfully completed her stint as vice president for the World Bank's Africa region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Egbas|first=Jude|title=10 amazing things you didn"t know about Oby Ezekwesili|language=en-US|url=http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/10-amazing-things-you-didnt-know-about-oby-ezekwesili-id7111362.html|access-date=2017-10-07|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007222903/http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/10-amazing-things-you-didnt-know-about-oby-ezekwesili-id7111362.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> As vice president, she was in charge of the bank's operations of 48 countries in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] and supervised a lending portfolio of over $40 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Social Media Week|url=https://socialmediaweek.org/|access-date=2020-05-28|website=Social Media Week|language=en-US|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523050956/https://socialmediaweek.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Later career== As a senior economic advisor for [[Open Society Foundations|Open Society]], a group founded by [[George Soros]], Ezekwesili advises nine reform-committed African heads of state including [[Paul Kagame]] of [[Rwanda]] and [[Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]] of [[Liberia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Somerville College Oxford|url=https://www.some.ox.ac.uk/|website=www.some.ox.ac.uk|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> === Board memberships === On 1 October 2012, one of the world's leading telecommunications firms, [[Bharti Airtel]], with operations in 20 countries, named Ezekwesili as a director on its board. She is also on the boards of [[World Wildlife Fund]], the School of Public Policy of [[Central European University]], the Harold Hartog School of Government and Policy, ''[[New African]]'' magazine, [[Women Political Leaders]],<ref name="board_wpl">{{cite web |last1=Leaders |first1=Women Political |title=WPL |url=https://www.womenpoliticalleaders.org/ |website=Women Political Leaders |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> [[Fundacao Dom Cabral]]<ref name="board_fdc">{{cite web |last1=Dom Cabral |first1=Fundacao |title=FDC |url=https://www.fdc.org.br/en/aboutfdc |website=Fundacao Dom Cabral |publisher=FDC |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> and the Center for Global Leadership [[Tufts University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The World Economic Forum|url=https://www.weforum.org/|website=World Economic Forum|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> In April 2020, she was appointed to the board of trustees of the [[International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation]] where she contributes to overseeing their expansion in developing economies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IBFD Your Portal to Cross Border Tax Expertise|url=https://www.ibfd.org/|website=www.ibfd.org|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> She is also the co-chair of the [[World Economic Forum]] Africa Regional Stewardship Board.<ref name="Honorary">{{cite web |last1=WeForum |first1=WEF |title=Co-chair of Africa Regional Board World Economic Forum |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/obiageli-katryn-ezekwesili |website=Weforum |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="enlist_Honor">{{cite web |last1=WeForum |first1=WEF |title=Launch of Davos Friends of Africa Growth Platform |url=https://www.weforum.org/press/2020/01/launch-of-davos-friends-of-africa-growth-platform/ |website=world Economic Forum |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=University of Cape Town |first1=UCT |title=WEF names Pityana as co-chair of its Africa board |url=http://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2020-01-31-wef-names-pityana-as-co-chair-of-its-africa-board |access-date=13 January 2022 |agency=University of Cape Town |publisher=University of Cape Town News |date=31 January 2020}}</ref> In January 2019, Ezekwesili was appointed on the advisory board of directors<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-12|title=Oby Ezekwesili launches scholarship programme for young Nigerian women|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/oby-ezekwesili-launches-scholarship-programme-for-young-nigerian-women/7z01y57|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en-US|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204022658/https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/oby-ezekwesili-launches-scholarship-programme-for-young-nigerian-women/7z01y57|url-status=dead}}</ref> of Nexford University in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] and subsequently launched a scholarship program dedicated to women in [[Nigeria]]. In December 2021, Nexford University appointed her as a member of its board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-18|title=Nexford University Appoints Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili Into Board Of Directors|url=https://geeky.com.ng/nexford-university-appoints-dr-obiageli-ezekwesili-into-board-of-directors/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Geeky Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref> She is also the Senior Economic Adviser to the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative<ref name="senior_adviser">{{cite web |last1=Economic Advisory |first1=aedpi |title=Senior Economic Adviser Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative |url=https://theaedpi.org/ |website=theaedpi |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> and a member of the advisory board of the [[Institute for State Effectiveness]].<ref name="advisory_board_of_effectiveness">{{cite web |last1=Advisory Board |first1=member |title=The Institute for State Effectiveness |url=https://effectivestates.org/who-we-are/ |website=effectivestates.org |publisher=ISE |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> === Advocacy and #BringBackOurGirls Campaign === In March 2014, Ezekwesili delivered a speech at the national summit of the [[All Progressives Congress]] (APC), Nigeria's leading opposition party. She criticized the many cross-carpeting governors and urged the party to have "a conversation deeper than how you're going to chase (the ruling) PDP out of power".<ref>Ayokunle Odekunle, [http://www.ynaija.com/ten-things-you-should-know-about-oby-ezekwesilis-speech-at-the-apc-national-summit/ "10 things you SHOULD know about Oby Ezekwesili's speech at the APC National summit"], Naija.com.</ref> After [[2014 Chibok kidnapping|nearly 300 mainly Christian girls were abducted]] from [[Chibok]] by the [[Islamist]] militant group [[Boko Haram]],<ref>David Smith, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/nigeria-launches-military-operation-to-find-kidnapped-girls "Military operation launched to locate kidnapped Nigerian girls"], ''The Guardian'', 14 May 2014: "Although most of the abducted girls are Christian, all were wearing Muslim dress and two were singled out to say they had converted to Islam."</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27389082 "Nigeria abduction video: Schoolgirls 'recognised'"], BBC, 13 May 2014: "The girls' families have said that most of those seized are Christians, although there are a number of Muslims among them."</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Terrorists kidnap more than 200 Nigerian girls|date=21 April 2014|work=USA Today|first=Oren|last=Dorell|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/21/parents-234-girls-kidnapped-from-nigeria-school/7958307/|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> Ezekwesili used the [[Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping|Bring Back Our Girls]] (BBOG) advocacy group to draw global attention to the plight of all persons who have been abducted by terrorists from Nigeria's war ravaged northeast region.<ref name=":0" /> She was instrumental to the start of the viral [[#Advocacy and #BringBackOurGirls Campaign]] on social media, which trended internationally. On 23 April, at the opening ceremony for a [[UNESCO]] event honoring the city of [[Port Harcourt]] as the 2014 [[World Book Capital]] city, she urged Nigerians to not just tweet but actively participate in efforts to "bring back our girls".<ref>Nadia Nasanovsky, [http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/158929/a-global-effort-to-%E2%80%98bring-back-our-girls%E2%80%99 "A global effort to ‘Bring Back Our Girls’"], ''Buenos Aires herald'', 8 May 2014.</ref><ref>Emma Howard, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/07/bring-back-our-girls-global-protests-abduction-nigerian-schoolgirls "Bring back our girls: global protests over abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls"], ''The Guardian'', 7 May 2014.</ref><ref name="cnn_gps">{{cite news |last1=GPS |first1=Chibok |title=On GPS: Where are the missing Chibok girls? |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2019/01/11/exp-gps-0113-ezekwesili-on-chibok-girls-still-captured.cnn |access-date=13 January 2022 |agency=CNN |publisher=Fareed Zakaria |date=11 January 2019}}</ref> As she prepared to board a [[British Airways]] flight to London to appear on the [[BBC]] programme ''[[Hard Talk]]'' in July 2014, she was detained by Nigeria's secret service, the [[State Security Service (Nigeria)|SSS]], who also seized her passport.<ref>[http://www.today.ng/news/outrage-bbog-coordinator-oby-ezekwesili-arrested-released/ "OUTRAGE: BBOG coordinator, Oby Ezekwesili arrested, released"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728092712/http://www.today.ng/news/outrage-bbog-coordinator-oby-ezekwesili-arrested-released/ |date=28 July 2014 }}, ''Today'', 14 July 2014.</ref><ref>[http://pulse.ng/gist/bringbackourgirls-oby-ezekwesili-detained-by-sss-officials-in-abuja-id2998931.html "#BringBackOurGirls: Oby Ezekwesili detained by SSS officials in Abuja"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324004422/http://pulse.ng/gist/bringbackourgirls-oby-ezekwesili-detained-by-sss-officials-in-abuja-id2998931.html |date=24 March 2017 }}, Pulse.ng, 21 July 2014.</ref> She was later released the same morning. She is the founder and convener of the #RedCardMovement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailytrust.com/womens-march-celebrating-obys-passion-for-a-new-nigeria/|title=Women's March: celebrating Oby's passion for a new Nigeria|date=March 2021 |accessdate=26 August 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> == 2019 presidential election== {{Main|2019 Nigerian general election}} Ezekwesili contested for the office of the [[president of Nigeria]] on the platform of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN).<ref name="Oak TV Newstrack">{{cite news |title=Oby Ezekwesili: Values and vision divergence with ACPN triggered my withdrawal presidential race |url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/oby-ezekwesili-values-vision-divergence/ |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=Oak TV Newstrack |date=25 January 2019 |archive-date=27 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127152951/https://oak.tv/newstrack/oby-ezekwesili-values-vision-divergence/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The former minister had hinted at contesting for the office of the president.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1039795704712097792|title=Oby Ezekwesili on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en}}</ref> At an event commemorating the 58th anniversary of Nigeria's independence, Pastor [[Tunde Bakare]] announced that she would be running for the office of the president.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-oby-ezekwesili-contest-president-says-tunde-bakare|title=Oby Ezekwesili to run for president, says Tunde Bakare - TheCable|date=2018-10-01|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US|newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Oluwamayowa Tijani|title=Oby Ezekwesili to run for president, says Tunde Bakare|date=2018-10-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYJiZn6cJ18 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/jYJiZn6cJ18 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-10-02}}{{cbignore}}</ref> One of her campaign promises was to lift 80 million Nigerians out of poverty.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Television |first1=Oak |title=Oby Ezekwesili officially flags off presidential campaign |url=https://oak.tv/oby-ezekwesili-officially-flag/ |access-date=8 January 2019 |work=OAK TV |publisher=Oaktv |date=8 January 2019 |archive-date=8 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108200631/https://oak.tv/oby-ezekwesili-officially-flag/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="cnn_amanpour">{{cite web |last1=Amanpour |first1=Christine |title=Ezekwesili's interview with Christine Amanpour |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/11/21/nigerian-presidential-candidate-oby-ezekwesili-amanpour.cnn |website=CNN |date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Christine Amanpour |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="yahoo_abrams">{{cite web |last1=Abrams |first1=Stacey |title=Stacey Abrams interviews Ezekwesili |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/stacey-abrams-interviews-dr-oby-190000823.html |website=yahoo |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113193715/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/stacey-abrams-interviews-dr-oby-190000823.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 24 January 2019, Ezekwesili withdrew from the presidential race,<ref>{{cite news |title=Oby Ezekwesili withdraws from presidential race |url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/oby-ezekwesili-withdraws-presidential-race/ |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=Oak TV Newstrack |date=24 January 2019 |archive-date=27 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127152929/https://oak.tv/newstrack/oby-ezekwesili-withdraws-presidential-race/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> owing to a divergence of values and visions with her political party.<ref name="Oak TV Newstrack"/> However, later in the day, the [[Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria)|Independent National Electoral Commission]]<ref>{{cite news |title=INEC Receives N198bn for General Election |url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/inec-receives-n198bn-general-election/ |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=Oak TV Newstrack |date=25 January 2019 |archive-date=27 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127152753/https://oak.tv/newstrack/inec-receives-n198bn-general-election/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> said it was too late for anyone to withdraw from the race because the ballot materials had already been prepared. For that reason, the crest of the party would still appear.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ezekwesili: It's too late for candidates to step down, says INEC |url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/ezekwesili-late-candidates/ |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=Oak TV Newstrack |date=24 January 2019 |archive-date=27 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127152838/https://oak.tv/newstrack/ezekwesili-late-candidates/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Fela Durotoye]] commended Ezekwesili for taking the lead and clamouring for a coalition to end the rule of #APCPDP.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fela Durotoye Commends Oby Ezekwesili, expresses commitment to renew search for coalition candidate |url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/fela-durotoye-commends-oby-ezekwesili/ |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=Oak TV Newstrack |date=24 January 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124212611/https://oak.tv/newstrack/fela-durotoye-commends-oby-ezekwesili/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 4 February 2019, Ezekwesili organised a press conference in NICON Luxury Hall, Abuja. She spoke during her press conference about her rough political journey while campaigning for the office of the President of Nigeria under the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Television |first1=Oak |title=INSIDE DETAILS: Oby Ezekwesili opens up on her rough political journey |url=https://oak.tv/inside-details-oby-ezekwesili/ |access-date=5 February 2019 |work=OAK TV |publisher=oak tv |date=5 February 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015323/https://oak.tv/inside-details-oby-ezekwesili/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also gave a motivational speech as she stepped down from the 2019 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Television |first1=Oak |title=Oby Ezekwesili's emotional speech as she takes a bow from 2019 presidential campaign |url=https://oak.tv/oby-ezekwesilis-emotional-speech-takes-bow-2019-presidential-campaign/ |access-date=5 February 2019 |work=OAK TV |publisher=Oak tv |date=5 February 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015320/https://oak.tv/oby-ezekwesilis-emotional-speech-takes-bow-2019-presidential-campaign/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 7 February 2019, Ezekwesili published her campaign finances. The report shows she spent 48 million Naira between 1 October 2018 and 2 February 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/news/oby-ezekwesili-publishes-campaign-finances/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title = Oby Ezekwesili publishes campaign finances|date = 7 February 2019|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]}}</ref> == Personal life == Oby is married to Pastor Chinedu Ezekwesili of the [[Redeemed Christian Church of God]] (RCCG) and has three sons: Chinemelum, Chinweuba and Chidera.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=Oby Ezekwesili Offers Marriage Tips To Young Nigerians|language=en-gb|work=Nigeriafilms.com|url=https://www.nigeriafilms.com/more/127-columnists/43711-oby-ezekwesili-offers-marriage-tips-to-young-nigerians|access-date=2018-05-24|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524222825/https://www.nigeriafilms.com/more/127-columnists/43711-oby-ezekwesili-offers-marriage-tips-to-young-nigerians|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2021, Ezekwesili submitted a petition to the [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]] against [[Japheth J. Omojuwa|Japhet Omojuwa]], accusing him of fraudulently using her name as a director in his firm, Alpha Reach Company Limited.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-16|title=Fraud: Ezekwesili submits evidence against Omojuwa to IGP, demands prosecution|url=https://punchng.com/fraud-ezekwesili-submits-evidence-against-omojuwa-to-ig-demands-prosecution/|access-date=2021-04-17|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Awards and recognition == * In 2006, Ezekwesili was given the national award of [[Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic]] (CFR).<ref name="auto"/> * In May 2012, Ezekwesili was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSC) degree by the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nexford University|url=https://www.nexford.org/|access-date=2020-05-28|website=www.nexford.org|language=en}}</ref> She was selected as one of the [[BBC 100 Women|BBC's 100 Women]] in 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|date=22 November 2013|title=100 Women: Who took part?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-24579511|website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 October 2014|title=Who are the 100 Women 2014?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-29758792|access-date=4 December 2016|publisher=BBC}}</ref> *In December 2012, Ezekwesili was named by the ''[[New African]]'' magazine as one of the 100 Most influential Africans.<ref name="influential award">{{cite news |last1=Africans |first1=100 Most Influential |title=100 Most Influential Africans |url=https://newafricanmagazine.com/3375/ |access-date=12 January 2022 |publisher=New African |date=23 December 2012}}</ref> *In December 2014, Ezekwesili was named again among the 2014 most influential Africans - Civil Society and Activism by the ''New African'' magazine.<ref name="influential award 2">{{cite news |last1=Africans |first1=Most Influential |title=Civil Society & Activism |url=https://newafricanmagazine.com/9340/ |access-date=12 January 2022 |agency=NewAfrican |publisher=New African Magazine |date=22 December 2014}}</ref> *In March 2016, Ezekwesili won the 2016 New Africa women award.<ref name="women awards">{{cite news |last1=Awards |first1=women |title=New Africa |url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/events/new-africa-women-awards-2016-oby-ezekwesili-zuriel-oduwole-jumoke-adenowo-and-others/hrwpp5t |access-date=12 January 2022 |agency=New Africa |publisher=Pulse Ng |date=12 March 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * In July 2016, Ezekwesili was awarded an honorary graduate degree by the [[University of Essex]], [[United Kingdom]], where she presented an inspiring and impassioned speech to the graduating students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.essex.ac.uk/news/event.aspx?e_id=10662|title=Bring Back Our Girls campaigner Obiageli Ezekwesili awarded Honorary Degree by University of Essex - News - University of Essex|website=www1.essex.ac.uk}}</ref> * In March 2019, Ezekwesili won the Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer Award for her efforts on the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on social media.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Augoye|first=Jayne|date=2019-03-26|title=Ezekwesili wins Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer Award|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/322500-ezekwesili-wins-forbes-woman-africa-social-influencer-award.html|access-date=2019-03-27|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * In 2019, she was awarded a Richard Von Weizsäcker Fellowship at the [[Robert Bosch Academy]] in Berlin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/news/ezekwesili-others-bag-weizsacker-fellowship-in-germany/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title = Ezekwesili, others bag Weizsäcker fellowship in Germany|date = 2 September 2019|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/fellow/obiageli-ezekwesili|title=Obiageli Ezekwesili|website=Robert Bosch Academy}}</ref> * She was selected as a 2020 Global Leadership Awards honoree.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obiageli Ezekwesili|url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/people/obiageli-ezekwesili/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Vital Voices|language=en}}</ref> Also named as one of 100 visionaries featured in the 3D book "Genius:100 Visionary Thinkers launched in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]] in 2017 by Albert Einstein's Foundations. * In 2020, she was invested as a global leader by the [[Vital Voices]] Global leadership awards.<ref name="awards">{{cite web |last1=Voices |first1=Vital |title=Global Leadership Awards |url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/what-we-do/individual-investments/honoree-program-2/ |website=Vital Voices Global Partnership |publisher=Vital Voices |access-date=12 January 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * She was recognized by ''Time'' magazine as one of its 100 Most Influential People and by the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' as one of the 25 Women of Impact for 2015. * She holds the [[Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Public Service]] of the [[Harvard Kennedy School|Harvard Kennedy School of Government]], and the Tuft University EPIIC Jean Meyer Award. She is a Democracy Ambassador -International IDEA, and a 2018 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] nominee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of Dr (Mrs.) Obiageli (Oby) Katryn Ezekwesili |url=http://acufasthmaconference.org.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/eze-bio.pdf |website=ACUF Asthma Conference |access-date=25 May 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525190036/http://acufasthmaconference.org.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/eze-bio.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * She is one of the 100 Genius Visionaries inducted by the Genius 100 Foundation.<ref name="Honors">{{cite web |last1=Visionaries |first1=Genius 100 |title=An Active and engaged Community of 100 exceptional Individuals |url=https://www.genius100visions.com/ |website=Genius 100 visions |publisher=Genius 100 Foundation |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> * In August 2021, Ezekwesili joined [[Yale University]]'s Jackson School of Global Affairs as a senior fellow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/481907-ezekwesili-joins-yale-university-as-senior-fellow.html|title = Ezekwesili joins Yale University as senior fellow &#124; Premium Times Nigeria|date = 29 August 2021|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref><ref name="education">{{cite web |last1=Yale |first1=University |title=Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs |url=https://jackson.yale.edu/person/oby-ezekwesili/ |website=Yale edu |publisher=Yale University |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> * On May 20, 2022, Dr Oby received the most impactful woman of the year Award. It was hosted by The [https://www.womenofinestimablevalues.org Women of inestimable values] foundation impact makers award to celebrate impact makers across the world.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-16 |title=Vanguard |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/04/wivf-recognises-impact-makers-launches-book-to-celebrate-5th-year-anniversary/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{sisterlinks|d=Q7074927|c=Category:Oby Ezekwesili|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|s=no|wikt=no|species=no}} * [https://twitter.com/obyezeks Oby Ezekwesili on Twitter] * [https://www.vitalvoices.org/people/obiageli-ezekwesili/ Obiageli Ezekwesili] * [https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/obiageli-ezekwesili Obiageli Ezekwesili | Africa Region Vice President] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016041124/https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/obiageli-ezekwesili |date=16 October 2021 }} * [https://archive.today/20130416060748/http://go.worldbank.org/0YXPCPBHW0 Interview with Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President for the World Bank Africa Region]. 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