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Company Linas International he investigated the multinational creditors and discovered discrepancies in loan repayments, and this resulted in the refund of the first tranches of loan beginning from the Obasanjo administration. He also charged the Federal government to court on behalf of 774 Local governments for the refund of illegal deductions and obtained judgment of $ 3.2billion for the local governments. The Federal government of Nigeria has refunded all the monies in line with the court judgment of 2013.]. Nigeria under the Buhari Administration was able to overcome her economic recession culminating in the payment of backlog of salaries of public service workers and development of infrastructure. A total of $ 20 billion has been refunded to States and Local Government because of his work. Nwoko also served on the Vision 2010 Committee and is a member of the capital market. He served as Chairman of the External Committee of Vision 2010. Nwoko is also the Chairman of Project Tourism Africa.
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Malaria and how to permanently eradicate it in Africa.Nwoko and other adventurers arrived the
Geographical South Pole, one of the two points where the Earth’s axis of rotation intersects its surface. There he made history for Nigeria and Africa by mounting the Nigerian Flag making Nigeria the 13th country to hoist a flag there, announcing to the world that Africa is ready to solve the African problem, malaria. However, the Nigerian Government must take the necessary steps to ratify the Antarctic Treaty for the flag to remain there.
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January 2020, Nwoko flagged off the malaria eradication campaign via a symbolic expedition to Antarctica. Nwoko made history as the first black African to ever visit the South Pole, Antarctica. Nwoko leveraged on the global attention this expedition attracted to create awareness on the scourge of
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Through his foundation, Prince Ned Nwoko
Foundation, he has contributed to the empowerment and education of youths of his constituency, senatorial district and state. In 2019, he donated $ 273,000 (N100M) for the rehabilitation of failed portions of the road linking the South Eastern Nigeria to the
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Nwoko was instrumental to the initiation of the London and Paris Club Loans refund into
Nigeria. He authored the reports that led to Nigeria government's discontinuation of monthly deductions from states’ allocations and commencement of refunds to States. Through his Law firm, Ned Nwoko Solicitors
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Chinedu (Ned) Munir Nwoko was born on 21 December 1960 into the Nwoko Royal Family, Idumuje Ugboko Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area. He received primary and secondary education in Nigeria. He moved on to the United Kingdom, got his first degree in Law and History at the
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Nigeria in December 1998 and made an entry into Nigeria's political scene when he was elected member of the House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003. He represented Aniocha / Oshimili federal constituency, making an impressive showing in the legislative house.
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Nwoko began his legal career with a brief start at crown prosecution service and qualified as a solicitor of the supreme court of
England and Wales. He worked at Kumars Solicitors and Pascaldiers & Co Solicitors before establishing Ned Nwoko & Co Solicitors in London.
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Nwoko is the founder of Sports
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Nwoko is a strong advocate of Malaria eradication in Africa. He is the initiator of the Ned Nwoko Malaria Eradication Project. He flagged off the Ned Nwoko Malaria Eradication campaign via a symbolic expedition to the
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In 2023, Nwoko was elected as the senator representing Delta North senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate. His election was upheld by the Court of Appeal in Asaba.
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ICON OF PHILANThROPHY AWARD – University of Nigeria, Nsukka
768:"Malaria: FG backs Nwoko's planned fumigation of Nigeria"
1105:"Philanthropist Prince Nwoko Bags Man of the year Award"
1076:* 2019: Delta Role Model Awards - Humanitarian Services
824:"Ned Nwoko -- the man, the mystery and the Midas touch"
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