By Edwin Eriye
Deborah Opeyemi Jibowu, Nigeria’s first female science graduate, is dead.
95-year-old Deborah graduated from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 1947 and was a recipient of Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 1962, late Deborah also doubled as an Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) in 1965.
Late Opeyemi was also a member of the Local Government Service Commission, West Region (1959-1971), Commissioner at the National Population Commission (NPC)(1981-1983), and Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, University of Calabar (1993-1997).
