Tejumade Alakija

Tejumade Alakija (17 May 1925 – August, 2013) was a Nigerian civil servant who rose to be the first female head of Oyo State's civil service.[1]

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Tejumade Alakija
Born17 May 1925
Nigeria
DiedAugust, 2013
University College Hospital, Ibadan
NationalityNigeria
TitleOmoba

Life

Princess Alakija was born in Nigeria in 1925. Her father was Sir Adesoji Aderemi, who was the Ooni of Ife. She trained to be a teacher and passed her PGCE at Oxford University. She joined the Nigerian civil service where she was directed to teach.[2]

She rose to be the first female head of Oyo State's civil service.[1] From 1993 to 1997, she was Pro-Chancellor of the University of Abuja.[2]

Princess Alakija died in University College Hospital, Ibadan in 2013.[1]

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References
  1. Oyo’s First Female Head of Service, Princess Tejumade Alakija Dies at 88!, 23 August 2013, TheStreetJournal.org, Retrieved 15 February 2016
  2. Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.


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