A portrait of prof. Dora Akunyili (hon. minister of information & communication 2008-2010).
Date
2023
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Fct, Abuja: National Library of Nigeria, Headquarters
Abstract
Portrait of Prof. Dora Akunyili hon. minster of information and communication.
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This is the portrait of prof. Dora Akunyili, the former hon. minister of information and communication of the federal republic of Nigeria 2008-2010.
Dora Nkem Akunyili OFR (14 July 1954 – 7 June 2014) was the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria from 2001 to 2008.
Dora Akunyili died at a specialist cancer hospital in India on 7 June 2014 after a two-year battle with uterine cancer. Her funeral took place on 27 and 28 August, attended by many dignitaries from within Nigeria and beyond, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, and a former Nigerian military ruler General Yakubu Gowon Akunyili was laid to rest at Agulu in Anambra State.