“In spite of being a mother and a wife, I was able, despite being heavily pregnant at some point, to complete my PhD in pure mathematics within three years. And, here is the role my mother played.” Professor Oghenetega Ighedo, a Nigerian born Mathematician has broken the mathematics record of the 148 year-old University of South Africa. Platforms Africa gathered that Ighedo became the first black woman to obtain a PhD in Pure Mathematics at the University of South Africa (UNISA) in its 148-year-long existence. She has, before this, bagged…
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