I felt Nigeria didn't have to succumb to the image of being a corrupt country; we didn't have to let the economy stagnate. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala corruptcountryeconomy Change image and share on social
No one can fight corruption for Nigerians except Nigerians. Everyone has to be committed from the top to the bottom to fight it. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala bottomcommitcorruption Change image and share on social
One in four sub-Saharan Africans is Nigerian, and it has 140 million dynamic people - chaotic people - but very interesting people. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala africanchaoticdynamic Change image and share on social
Educating our young girls is the foundation for Nigeria's growth and development. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala developmenteducatefoundation Change image and share on social
Nigeria, with the oil sector, had the reputation of being corrupt and not managing its own public finances well. So what did we try to do? We introduced a fiscal rule that de-linked our budget from the oil price. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala budgetcorruptfinance share on social
When I became finance minister, they called me Okonjo-Wahala - or 'Trouble Woman.' It means 'I give you hell.' But I don't care what names they call me. I'm a fighter; I'm very focused on what I'm doing, and relentless in what I want to achieve, almost to a fault. If you get in my way, you get kicked. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala achievecallcare share on social
From 1967 to '70, Nigeria fought a war - the Nigeria-Biafra war. And in the middle of that war, I was 14 years old. We spent much of our time with my mother cooking. For the army - my father joined the army as a brigadier - the Biafran army. We were on the Biafran side. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala armybiafrabiafran share on social