Ndi Okereke Onyiuke

Ndi Okereke Onyiuke (born 2 November 1950) is a former director general of the Nigerian Stock Exchange[1] and the first female stockbroker in Nigeria.

Early life

She had her secondary education at Queens College, Enugu. She obtained her MBA in Finance and Computer Science from City University of New York, USA. Okereke-Onyiuke also earned a Doctor of Philosophy as well as Doctor of Administration in Finance and Securities Market from Graduate School of the same university[2] Ndi Okereke Onyiuke started work with the Nigerian Stock Exchange in January 1983 as the Manager and Head of Research and Information Services.

Career

She rose to the apex position of Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Ndi Okereke Onyiuke is one of the notable women in Nigeria who has occupied important and key administrative and political positions. She is the first woman that ever hold the position of Director of NSE[3]

Ndi Okereke Onyiuke among others were honored by Professional Excellence Foundation of Nigeria (PEFON) for excellence and leading right in their profession[4]

References
  1. "The fall and fall of Prof. Okereke-Onyiuke - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  2. thewillnigeria.com. "WHO REALLY IS NDI OKEREKE-ONYUIKE?". TheNigerianVoice.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  3. Ngara, christopher (2013). "WOMEN IN POLITICS AND DECISION MAKING IN NIGERIA CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS" (PDF). European Journal of Business and Social Sciences. Vol. 2: 12.
  4. "Okereke-Onyiuke, Alele-Williams, others get PEFON honours - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
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