The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated two Nigerian women in the diaspora for their respective accomplished feats.
The duo are Prof. Oghenetega Ighedo, who recently became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in Pure Mathematics from the University of South Africa, and Ugwechi Amadi, who was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of McDonald’s, describing their achievements as a source of pride for Nigeria.
Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement issued on Wednesday by NiDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the accomplishments of the two women were “a source of immense pride for Nigeria.”
She described them as “clear proof of the talent, resilience and intellectual capacity of Nigerians who continue to make an impact on the global stage.”
According to the statement, Ighedo made history as the first Black woman to
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