NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
THE vice chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Professor Adenike Oladiji, has challenged young girls who have the flair for science to pursue their dreams despite whatever challenges they might face, saying that if she could make it, they could be successful in science too.
Professor Oladiji gave the advice at the 2023 International Day of Women and Girls in Science organised by the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), FUTA, in conjunction with the Network of Nigerian Women in STEM (NWiSTEM), Women Dignity Initiative Inc (WDII) and Centre for Gender Issues in Science and Technology (CEGIST) on the February 9, 2023.
She said that many Nigerian women had excelled in the academia in recent times, as several women have emerged as vice chancellors of universities in Nigeria.
This, she said showed that many women had shattered the proverbial glass ceiling.
Represented by the deputy vice chancellor (development), Professor Philip Oguntunde, Oladiji further said that “I always feel motivated to inspire budding female scientists because of the natural and cultural barriers that have stemmed intellectual growth of many promising female scholars.”
