Ajakaiye, Deborah Enilo (c. 1940–)
Ajakaiye, Deborah Enilo (c. 1940–)
Nigerian geologist and geophysicist. Born c. 1940 in Nigeria; Adhadu Bello University, Nigeria, PhD (1970).
The 1st woman physics professor in West Africa, 1st woman dean of science in Nigeria, and the 1st woman fellow of Nigerian Academy of Science, studied Nigeria's geophysics to assist in identifying the country's natural resources; conducted survey for geophysical map of northern Nigeria; served as professor at Adhadu Bello University and as professor of physics and dean of natural science faculty at Nigeria's University of Jos.
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