Bola Kuforiji-Olubi
Nigerian noblewoman, banker and politician
Chief Bola Kuforiji-Olubi (28 September 1936 – 3 December 2016) was a Nigerian traditional aristocrat, accountant, banker and politician. She was minister of commerce and industry in 1993 during the Interim National Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan. In addition to a variety of other chieftaincy titles, she held that of the Otunba Ayora of Ijebu Ode.
Life
Education and memberships
Kuforiji-Olubi Bola was born on 28 September 1936. Bola Kuforiji-Olubi graduated from the University of London in 1963 with B. Sc. honors in Economics. She started her profession as a Grade Two (II) Teacher at Zawan Girls Catholic Primary School, Jos, Plateau State, and she became headmistress in 1955 at age 19. During her subsequent career, she became a fellow of the Institute of Charted Accountants, England and Wales in 1977, ICAN Nigeria in 1976, and the British Chartered Institute of company secretaries (ACIS) in 1964. She was also a member of both the Nigerian Institute of Management (FMIN) and the British Institute of Directors.
Honours
Kuforiji-Olubi was a recipient of the following honors and awards:
Doctor of Business Administration from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, 1997
Doctor of Laws, LLD honoris causa (Latin: "for the sake of the honor").
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