𝟭𝟬 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮

(1). 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱, the current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, who was appointed to the position in 2017 by Secretary-General António Guterres and was reappointed in 2022.

(2). 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲-𝗞𝘂𝘁𝗶, a pioneering political campaigner and founder of the Nigerian Women's Union who was also an activist and teacher.

(3). 𝗡𝗴𝗼𝘇𝗶 𝗢𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗷𝗼-𝗜𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮, the first woman and African to serve as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), who began her tenure in March 2021. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is an economist and international development professional with over 30 years of experience.

(4). 𝗭𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯 𝗔𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶, a renowned novelist from Northern Nigeria, who hails from Borno State and is the first female novelist from the region. She has won numerous awards for her work.

(5). 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗶 𝗞𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗶, a pioneer of modern pottery in Nigeria, and the first and only Nigerian woman to appear on a currency note. She is featured on the N20 note.

(6). 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗮, the first female governor in Nigeria's history, who served from November 2006 to February 2007.

(7). 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗱𝘂, popularly known as Mo Abudu, the first woman to own a pan-African TV channel in Nigeria and the rest of the continent. 

(8). 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗡𝗴𝗼𝘇𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲, A Nigerian author who has published a variety of works, including novels, short stories, and nonfiction. She is a renowned figure in Nigeria and has gained recognition internationally, known for pushing literary boundaries.

(9). 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘂, a judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2016, who previously served as Chief Magistrate in the Sokoto State Judiciary in 1988.

10. 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘄𝘂𝗻 𝗢𝗴𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘆𝗲, Nigeria's first female professor, and the first female dean of a faculty.

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