top nigerian women pioneers (international women's day)
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In honour of International
Women’s History Month.
ZODML recognizes these
powerful Nigerian women
throughout history.
Women who've made an
impact in our society and in the
fabric of our culture.
Agbani Darego
She is the first
African woman in
the world to win
Miss World.
Margaret Ekpo
She was a
pioneering female
politician during the
country’s First
Republic and the
first female political
activist in Nigeria.
Aloma Mariam
Mukhtar
She became the
first female Chief
Justice of Nigeria
Ara Olamuyiwa
She is the first
female drummer in
Nigeria.
She has performed
before the Queen
of England and
recorded on Stevie
Wonder's album
titled -‘A Time To
Love’.
Virginia Etiaba
She is the first
female governor in
Nigeria's history.
Dr. Elizabeth
Awoliyi
Abimbola
She is the first
female medical
doctor in Nigeria.
Chinyere
Onyenaucheya
She is the first
female pilot in
Nigeria.
Flora Nwapa
She became
Africa’s first
internationally
published female
novelist in the
English language
and the first female
writer in Nigeria.
Funmilayo Kuti
She was a women's
rights activist and
the first woman to
drive motor car in
Nigeria.
Grace Alele
Williams
She is the first
female vice
chancellor in
Nigeria and one of
the first Nigerian
women to obtain a
PhD in
Mathematics.
Sandra
Aguebor-
Ekperuoh
She is the first lady
mechanic in
Nigeria.
Kofo Ademola
She is the first black
female first black
woman to receive an
undergraduate
degree from Oxford
University.
Ladi Dosei Kwali
She is the pioneer
of modern pottery
in Nigeria and the
first and only
Nigerian woman to
appear on a
currency note.
Read more historical
stories and facts about
Nigerian women on
our Discover Nigeria
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