Joana Nnazua Kolo

Joana Nnazua Kolo
Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Kwara State
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2019
Personal details
Born
Joana Nnazua Kolo

1993 (age 31–32)
CitizenshipNigerian
NationalityNigerian
EducationKwara State University
OccupationPolitician, Humanitarian

Joana Nnazua Kolo (born 1993) is a humanitarian and the youngest serving Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Nigeria's Kwara State.[1][2][3] At 26, she is believed to be the youngest commissioner in the history of Nigeria. She was a 2018 graduate of Library Science of Kwara State University, Kwara State.[4][5][6]

Joana Nnazua was nominated two weeks before the completion of her National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) program in early October 2019, in Jigawa State, where she taught at Model Boarding Junior Secondary School Guri.[4][7]

In 2020, Joana was listed as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Women" by Guardian Newspaper, through her humanitarian, community development and advocacy for good governance as the youngest commissioner in Nigeria.[8]

References

  1. ^ "26 Years Old Others Tip as Commissioners in Kwara State". TheNationOnlineNG. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Abulrazaq and His 26 year old Commissioner". PMNewsNigeria. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "26 year old Joana Nnazua Kolo Appointed as Commissioner in Kwara". TheCableNG. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "26 year old Joana Kolo Appointed as Kwara State Youth Sports Commissioner". PunchNG. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "26 year old four other women make kwaras first cabinet". VanguardNGR. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Joana Nnazua Kolo: Who be di 26 year old NYSC member wey make Kwara Commissioner nominee list". BBC Pidgin. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "26-year-old Joana Kolo appointed as Kwara youth commissioner". TodayNG. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria 2020". GuardianNG. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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