(1). ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ, the current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, who was appointed to the position in 2017 by Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres and was reappointed in 2022.
(2). ๐๐๐ป๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐ถ, a pioneering political campaigner and founder of the Nigerian Women's Union who was also an activist and teacher.
(3). ๐ก๐ด๐ผ๐๐ถ ๐ข๐ธ๐ผ๐ป๐ท๐ผ-๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ, 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). ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐๐น๐ธ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ, 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). ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ถ ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ, 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). ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ, the first female governor in Nigeria's history, who served from November 2006 to February 2007.
(7). ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ป๐บ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐, popularly known as Mo Abudu, the first woman to own a pan-African TV channel in Nigeria and the rest of the continent.
(8). ๐๐ต๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ด๐ผ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ, 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). ๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐, a judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2016, who previously served as Chief Magistrate in the Sokoto State Judiciary in 1988.
10. ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ป ๐ข๐ด๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ, Nigeria's first female professor, and the first female dean of a faculty.
๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ. Who do you think should be added to this list that isn't? please share it with us.
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