Tejumade Alakija
Tejumade Alakija | |
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| Born | 17 May 1925 |
| Died | August, 2013 |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Title | Omoba |
Tejumade Alakija (17 May 1925 – August, 2013) was a Nigerian civil servant who rose to be the first female head of Oyo State's civil service.[1]
Life
Princess Alakija was born in Nigeria in 1925. Her father was Sir Adesoji Aderemi, who was the Ooni of Ife. She trained to be a teacher and passed her PGCE at Oxford University. She joined the Nigerian civil service where she was directed to teach.[2]
She rose to be the first female head of Oyo State's civil service.[1] From 1993 to 1997, she was Pro-Chancellor of the University of Abuja.[2]
Princess Alakija died in University College Hospital, Ibadan in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Oyo’s First Female Head of Service, Princess Tejumade Alakija Dies at 88!, 23 August 2013, TheStreetJournal.org, Retrieved 15 February 2016
- ^ a b Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
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