Diezani Alison-Madueke

== Personal life ==
Since 1999, she has been married to Admiral [[Allison Madueke]] (retired),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-02 |title=How I met, fell in love with Diezani - Husband |url=https://punchng.com/how-i-met-fell-in-love-with-diezani-husband/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> one-time Chief of Naval Staff who was at various times governor of [[Imo State|Imo]] and [[Anambra State]]s.<ref name="sunstyle" />  She is mother to six children; one biological son and five step children including Chimezie Madueke and Ogonna Madueke.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olawale|first=Johnson|date=2017-11-25|title=Story of ex-minister Diezani Alison-Madueke who broke through the ranks in a male-dominated oil sector|url=https://www.legit.ng/1120774-diezani-alison-madueke-biography-career.html|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news.|language=en}}</ref>  In September 2011, Alison-Madueke was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree in Management Sciences by the [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna]]. She is the first woman to be so awarded. The event took place at the convocation ceremony for the 58th Regular Course Cadet.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 17, 2011|title=Yet another garland for Diezani Alison-Madueke|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/yet-another-garland-for-diezani-alison-madueke/|access-date=2011-12-21|work=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)]]}}</ref>

Alison-Madueke revealed that while in office, she had been undergoing treatments for breast cancer in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/cancer-pray-for-me-diezani-begs-nigerians/ |title=Cancer: Pray for me, Diezani begs Nigerians |author=Clifford Ndujihe |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/06/06/former-petroleum-minister-alison-madueke-undergoing-breast-cancer-treatment |title=Former Petroleum Minister, Alison-Madueke, Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment |date=6 June 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref>

In September 2008, there was an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap Alison-Madueke at her house in [[Abuja]] with her son Chimezie Madueke.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Modibbo, Ibrahim|date=29 September 2008|title=Nigeria: Police Foil Attempt to 'Kidnap' Allison-Madueke|newspaper=Leadership|location=Abuja, Nigeria|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200809291237.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6XzFOyKTJ?url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200809291237.html|archive-date=22 April 2015|df=dmy}}</ref>