Olabisi Ugbebor

Olabisi Oreofe Ugbebor (29 January, 1951) is the first female professor in mathematics in Nigeria. Born in lagos, she studied mathematics at the University of Ibadan and then at the University of London, where she obtained a PhD in 1976.

Quotes

• A key area of our system where Mathematics education will prove useful is in the strengthening of the electoral process. An example is the reduction of voting time and improvement on voting experience.
  • [1] Olabisi speak on Mathematics Education in 2019.
• A strong correlation exists between the understanding of Mathematics and its pursuit to research level, on one hand and economic prosperity on the other.
  • [2] Olabisi on Mathematics Correlation in 2019.
• Research has shown that some people will spend up to seven and a half minutes in the voting booth because they have no knowledge of pattern recognition. As such, they have trouble understanding the patterns on display in the ballot papers.
  • [3] Olabisi speak on voting booth in 2019.
• So, one year ahead of time, my parent took me to the headmaster and appealed to him to create a small separate space for me to put my chair at the rear back of the class. That was how I was for a whole year. I would listen to them as if I were part of the class.
  • [4] Olabisi in an interview with Nigerian Tribune.
• So, throughout my life, I have been on scholarship. My parents did not pay any school fees on me and they really thanked God for that.
  • [5] Olabisi on her scholarship opportunities.
• Electorate are always boxed into a corner by making fixated choice of who to vote for only between two major dominant political parties irrespective of their performance or what they could do to better the lives of the generality of the people.
  • [6] Olabisi speak on electorate in 2019.
• Nigeria had both human and material potentials, especially as regards its huge population for greatness but for people at the corridors of political power and politicians using census for political gains.
  • [7] Olabisi speak on Nigeria potentials in 2020.
• Census is not only about number but the totality of people as regards all that concern them in their geographical locations and this must be carried out in honesty.
  • [8] Olabisi speak on census in 2020.