{"id":732140,"date":"2019-10-27T11:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T11:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/27\/nigerias-first-female-science-graduate-deborah-jibowu-dead-at-95\/"},"modified":"2019-10-27T11:41:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T11:41:22","slug":"nigerias-first-female-science-graduate-deborah-jibowu-dead-at-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/27\/nigerias-first-female-science-graduate-deborah-jibowu-dead-at-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s First Female Science Graduate, Deborah Jibowu, Dead At 95"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_718901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718901\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718901\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5db49fcc7ff93.jpg\" alt=\"Deborah Jibowu\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deborah Jibowu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lady Deborah Jibowu, Nigeria\u2019s first female science graduate has died.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, she died at the age of 95.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Jibowu\u2019s death was confirmed by Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Here Is How Much Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Aisha Buhari\u2019s Democracy Day Outfit Is Worth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The statement revealed that the deceased graduated from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom in 1947; was a recipient of Member of the British Empire (MBE) honour in 1962; and Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) in 1965.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also disclosed that the late Jibowu was a member of the Local Government Service Commission Western Region (1959-1971), Commissioner at the National Population Commission (NPC) (1981-1983), and Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council University of Calabar (1993-1997).<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deborah Jibowu Lady Deborah Jibowu, Nigeria\u2019s first female science graduate has died. 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