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Meet Nigeria's First Woman Ambassador to the United Nations

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Founded in 1945 with Headquarters in New York, USA. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization.                                                                   Amb. Ruda Golem Amb. Ruda Golem Muhammed is Nigeria's First Woman Ambassador to the United Nations. A woman from Amper, Kanke LGA of Plateau State, Nigeria, Ruda was born on April 26th, 1924. She began her diplomatic service with her posting in 1959 as a Student Welfare Officer to the office of the Agent General of Northern Nigeria and later in the Nigeria High Commission in London. During...

Meet the First African Professor of Hausa Bible Translation

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Understanding the word "Hausa" Hausa is one of Africa's most commonly spoken languages after Arabic, French, English, Portuguese, and Swahili. It is a lingua franca and a language of trade in West Africa. It is spoken in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, and Togo. However, Professor Wambutda Daniel Nimcir, an accomplished Academia, is the First African Professor of Hausa Bible Translation. He was born in Plateau State, Nigeria.                                                  Prof. Wambutda Daniel Nincir Educational Journey He attended Sudan United Mission Primary School, Kabwir, Pankshin LGA of Plateau State, Nigeria; then to Boy's Secondary School, Gindiri, where he obtained GCE Cambridge School Certificate in 1959 and was named "Man of the Year"; he obtained Diploma  in Theolo...

Meet The First African Professor of Optometry

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 For many who perhaps may not know what optometry mean, it will be better to have a cursory idea about it before meeting the the accomplished personality. Optometry is a specialized field in the healthcare line that specializes in examining the eyes and related structures for defects and anomalies . Professor Doknan Danjuma Sheni: born in 1955, is of Taroh extraction in Plateau State, Nigeria. He is an educational veteran, with over 30 years experience in lecturing at the University level. a world record-breaker and a highly revered professional. Amongst the schools he attended were: Government College, Keffi and the University of Benin, Nigeria, where he obtained a B.Sc. in Optometry in 1978- making him the first Plateau State indigene to have such a qualification , and in 1984, he became the first African to obtain a Ph.D in Optometry. in 1994, at age 39, he rose to became a Professor- which gave him a double edge as he (firstly) became arguably the youngest ever Plateau State in...