Dora Nkem Akunyili is the former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria and current Nigerian Minister of Information. She is a pharmacist, professor and governmental administrator who has gained international recognition and won hundreds of awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights. Awards received * Time Magazine Award 2006(“One of the eighteen heroes of our time") - Time Magazine Inc. * Person of the Year 2005 Award - Silverbird Communications Ltd, Lagos, 05-01-2006 * Award of Excellence - Integrated World Services (IWS), Dec. 2005 * Award of Excellence - Advocacy for Democracy Dividends International, Lagos, 17-12-2005 * African Virtuous and Entrepreneurial Women Merit Award 2005 - African Biographical Network, Dec. 2005 * Award for the Best Government Parastatal - National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), December 2005 * An Icon of Excellence Award - The ...
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