By Chris Paul
In the twilight of last week, Nigerian women in energy, oil and gas community celebrated Engr. Joanna Olutunmbi Maduka, one of the pioneering engineers, who shattered the glass ceiling and made great strides in the early days of the nationâs oil and gas industry.
It was the 80th birthday celebration, on May 6, of the first female engineer to break grounds in the hydrocarbon terrain in the country.
Noted for her distinguished and unique accomplishments and track record, Joanna Olutunmbi Maduka, is the first to attain several feats among the female gender of Nigerian engineers.
With a B.Sc. in applied physics in 1965, she passed the Graduateship Examination of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), (UK) in 1966 and earned an M.Sc. (Engineering) degree from Trinity College, Dublin in 1969.