Nigerian shines as UNESCO Science Laureate
A Nigerian female scientist has bagged a prize of
$100,000, as one of the winners of the 2013 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Physical
Sciences. Professor Francisca Okeke, the first female Head of
Department, University of Nigeria Nsukka bagged the 2013 Laureate award for her
significant contributions “to the understanding of daily variations of the ion
currents in the upper atmosphere which may further our understanding of climate
change.”