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born 1950 Nigeria
Adenike Osofisan (born 11 March 1950) is a Nigerian professor of Computer science, who specializes in data mining and knowledge management. She is the first Nigerian woman to hold a Ph.D in Computer science, a feat she accomplished in 1989.
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There is no invention that doesn’t bring good and bad. However, it depends on which aspect you want to adopt.
The first two are into social sciences while the last two read computer science. However, they all have creative abilities.
We have always lived life to the full. We will continue to do the same.
Sunday is the only different day; it is the day to rest.
I am grateful to God for all. Each has had its own impact in different ways, so it is difficult to identify one as being the most memorable.
Give and take! Forgive each other because nobody is perfect.
As for Kudirat too, the heroine of democracy, I felt so highly elated that I am being honoured along with those two heroines. I feel proud about it.
I was called Iron Lady for being a successful woman.
To train a student in the university is a lot of money. We play too much politics with education, and as long as you play politics with education, things will not go well. That is the truth.
I had to learn patience and to think outside the box. I was given a lot of nicknames like ‘Iron Lady’, ‘Hard-wired electronics’, etc.
There are many things that make Lord’s Schools unique. They give the students holistic education and teach them the fear of the Lord. The children are trained to be good citizens of Nigeria. They also have a cattle ranch, poultry, farm, among others.
I am his first critic. He is my editor. I have read and watched all his plays. I even attend his rehearsals.
It was very difficult but not impossible. I learnt time management and multitasking from home and from my secondary school. These came in handy.
I have no idea. Officially I am retiring from the University of Ibadan next March. I am on accumulated leave leading to retirement. But I am not on leave in the real sense.
In fairness, I didn’t come across anything like sex- for-marks but I did come across discrimination that was gender and racial-biased. Some people believe that if you are a woman or black, you cannot be really good (intelligent).
A lot of people get it wrong. The facilities available today are more than what was available in our days. During our time, General Science was only introduced in our final year. However, today, even from primary school, children are exposed to computing, science and the like.
Doing what I enjoy doing.
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