Felicia Adetowun Omolara Ogunsheye (née Banjo; born 5 December 1926) is the first female professor in Nigeria. She was a professor of library and information science at the University of Ibada.


Early life and education
Ogunsheye was born on December 5, 1926 in Benin City, Nigeria, to parents from Ogun State.[3] She is the elder sister of Lieutenant Colonel Victor Banjo and Ademola Banjo. She had her secondary education at Queens College, before becoming the only female student at Yaba College of Technology in 1946. In 1948, she received her diploma, becoming the first woman to graduate from the school. She attended University College Ibadan, then went on to Newnham College, Cambridge University, UK, to study Geography on scholarship, earning BA and MA degrees in 1952 and 1956, respectively; she became the first Nigerian woman there.[1] She earned another master's degree in Library Science from Simmons College, Massachusetts, USA in 1962.

She established the Abadina Media Resource Centre Library of the University of Ibadan.[5] In 1973, she became a professor at University of Ibadan. Between 1977 and 1979, she was appointed as the dean of faculty of education at the same university. She was the first woman to become a dean in any Nigerian university.[4] She served as a consultant to various organisations including the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (lFLA); UNESCO; International Association of School Librarianship (IASL); the International Federation of Documentalists (FID); the British Council and the World Bank.

Honours
She has received the Ford International Fellow, 1961; the Hon. D.L.S. of Simmons College, 1969; the Simmons College International Alumnus Award, 1979; the Fulbright Fellowship for Senior African Scholars, 1980; the Decade of Women Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Achievement, 1985; Fellow, Nigerian Library Association, 1982 and Nigerian Academy of Education, 1985; Hon. Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) University of Maiduguri, 1990; and the International Education Hall of Fame, Nigeria, 2000. She also holds the chieftaincy title of Iyalaje of Ile-Oluji 1982.[6] University of Ibadan Names female postgraduate hall after her name under the administration of Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka.


Works
Academic publications
'The Role and Status of Women in Nigeria', Presence Africaine, Vol. 4 (1960), pp.33-49
A preliminary bibliography of the Yoruba language. Ibadan, 1963.
'Library education in Nigeria', Library Materials on Africa, Vol. 6. No. 2 (November 1968), pp.58-60
'Problem of Bibliographic Services in Nigeria', Nigerian Libraries, Vol. 5, Issue 2 (1969)
Nigerian Library resources in science and technology. Ibadan: Institute of Librarianship, University of Ibadan, 1970.
'Library education at Ibadan University, Nigeria', UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries, Vol. 28, Issue 5 (1974), pp.259-267
'The future of Library Education in Africa', Libri, Vol. 26, Issue 4 (1976), pp.268-280
'Abadina Media Resource Centre (AMRC): A Case Study in Library Service to Primary Schools', UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan-Mar 1979), pp.29-36
(ed.) Nigerian women and development. Ibadan, Nigeria: Ibadan University Press, 1988.
Bibliographical survey of sources for early Yoruba language and literature studies, 1820-1970. Ibadan, Nigeria: Ibadan University Press, 2001.
A break in the silence : a historical note on Lt. Colonel Victor Adebukunola Banjo. Ibadan: Spectrum Books Ltd, 2001.
Children's books Edit
My alphabet reading book. Ibadan: Spectrum Books. 1993.
My first alphabet book: A B C. Ibadan: Spectrum Books. 1996.
My first number book: 1 2 3. Ibadan: Spectrum Books. 1996.
Lara and Kariba. Ibadan: Spectrum Books 2003.

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First Female Professors in Nigeria in Various Disciplinesq

Women in Nigeria have impacted various facets of the society in impressive ways. The education sector in Nigeria has witnessed the emergence of exceptional women who have worked hard to change the face of knowledge in the country in positive ways. Some women made their mark in tertiary education in Nigeria as the first professors in their disciplines. This is simply amazing and you should know these names. Here is a list of first female Nigerian professors in various disciplines.

– First Nigerian Female Professor ever ~ Prof. (Mrs) Felicia Adetoun Ogunsheye.


– First Nigerian Female Professor of Law ~ Prof (Mrs) Jadesola Olayinka Akande.

– First Nigerian Female Professor of History ~ Prof. (Mrs) Bolanle Awe.


– First Nigerian Female Professor of Pharmacy ~ Prof. (Mrs) Babalola Chinedum Peace.

– First Nigerian Female Professor of Psychiatry ~ Prof. (Mrs) Olayinka Omigbodun.

– First Nigerian Female Professor of Mass Communication ~ Prof. (Mrs) Chinyere Stella Okunna.

– First female Physics Professor in Africa ~ Prof. (Mrs) Deborah Ajakaye.

– First Female Professor of Chemistry in Nigeria ~ Prof. (Mrs) Modupe Ogunlesi.

– First Nigerian Female Professor of Quantity Surveying in Africa ~ Prof Olubola Babalola.

– First female Nigerian Professor of Accounting ~ Prof. Jane Ande.

– First Female professor of physiotherapy in Africa ~ Prof. Arinola O. Sanya.

– First Female Professor of Computer Science ~ Prof Adenike Osofisan.

– First female professor of Chemical Engineering in Nigeria ~Professor (Mrs) P.K. Igbokwe

– First Nigerian Female Professor of Mathematics Education ~ Prof. (Mrs). Grace Allele-Williams.

– First female Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics in Nigeria~Prof. Adebambo Ayoka.O. Ayoka-olufunmilayo

– First Female Professor of Yoruba Studies in the world ~ Prof. (Mrs). Omotayo Olutoye

– First Female Professor of Agriculture in Nigeria and First Female Professor of Agricultural Economics in Africa ~ Professor (Mrs) Tomilayo O. Adekanye.

– First Nigerian Female Professor of Urban and Regional Planning ~ Prof.(Mrs).Ogbazi Joy Ukamaka

– First female Professor of Statistics – Prof. Joy Chioma Nwabueze

– First Nigerian Female Professor of Animal Science – Prof Mrs Oyebiodun Longe



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No bittered feminist made the list.

These are the queens we should be proud of and die hard fans of... Not one big-breasted Dorathy or foul-mouthed Erica.

I stan Grace Alele Williams.

See as female dey make am in lyf
Not d one of this generation
Na to dey post their toto upandan for money

Mastakija:
See as female dey make am in lyf
Not d one of this generation
Na to dey post their toto upandan for money

Yea the mother's then were really making waves by what is in their head not what's on their head