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10 Facts About Omobola Johnson

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Omobola Olubusola Johnson was born on 28 June 1963 and is a Nigerian technocrat and the Honorary Chairperson of the global Alliance for Affordable Internet.

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Omobola Johnson is a former and first Minister of Communication Technology in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Omobola Johnson was educated at the International School Ibadan and the University of Manchester and King's College London.

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Omobola Johnson has a Doctor of Business Administration from Cranfield University.

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Omobola Johnson had worked with Accenture since 1985 when it was Andersen Consulting.

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Omobola Johnson has earned several public commendation since taking up her first government assignment as minister in 2011.

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On 30 May 2013, Omobola Johnson presented the Nigerian National Broadband Plan for 2013 to 2018 to President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Omobola Johnson is currently a non-executive director of Guinness Nigeria PLC, MTN and Chairperson of Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited.

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Omobola Johnson is a senior partner with the Venture Capital Firm TLCOM.

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Omobola Johnson's father-in-law was Mobolaji Johnson, who was the military governor of Lagos.