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9 educational facts about Nigeria’s first female permanent secretary of education ministry

It is no longer news that President Bola Tinubu has named Didi Esther Walson-Jack, as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education. However, there are things you need to know about the first female permanent Secretary of education.
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1.Didi Esther Walson-Jack attended the Federal Government Girls’ College in Benin City and the Federal Government College in Ilorin.

2. She is among the first individuals educated at Nigeria’s Unity Schools to achieve the position of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education.

3. She Holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987.

4. Married to Hon. Nimi Walson-Jack, a former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association and a leading Civic Educator.

5. First appointed as a Permanent Secretary in 2017 by the then-President Muhammadu Buhari.

6. Demonstrated exceptional leadership in various capacities, including roles in the Service Welfare Office, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Federal Ministries of Power, and Water Resources, and Sanitation.

7. Throughout her career, Walson-Jack has exhibited commitment, competence, and administrative brilliance in diverse governance roles.

8. Appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education by President Bola Tinubu.

9. She was recently conferred with the National honor of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the Buhari administration on 28th May, 2023.

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Isaiah Aladesanwa
Isaiah Aladesanwa
4 months ago

Now appointed as the the Head of the Civil service of the federation (HOCSF) tenure to begin on August 14.

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