The death of Nigeria’s first female Vice Chancellor, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams continues to attract glowing tributes; the latest being from the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege. Senator Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central district in the Upper Legislative Chamber, described the first Nigerian woman to earn a doctorate degree as a ‘trailblazer, a true amazon who left indelible footprints in the …

The University of Benin branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the death of the first female Vice-Chancellor in Nigeria, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams, as saddening. The Professor of Mathematics Prof. Alele-Williams was appointed the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin in 1985 to open a floodgate for more women heads of the universities. Prof Alele-Williams …