"I do believe that men and women have a lot to offer and a university setting is a place where you have every opportunity to think, query, question and break out of your comfort zone."

"Just like people are predestined to fulfil a divine purpose, the task of nationhood building defines leadership praxis."

"The future we envision through conferences like this is building capacity, letting women see persons who have gone ahead, and putting thoughts together to say what new areas can we breakthrough on."

"Recently, the Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) conferred full accreditation status on the institution’s Computer Science programme."

"Every student in Landmark is involved in agricultural practice regardless of their discipline. Every staff is also involved. For instance, I have my own farm not very far from where I live."

"Here at Landmark University, we frown at anything that will lead to harassment of any sort among students, and that is why such things do not exist here ditto our sister university Convenant University, Sango Ota, Ogun State. So, I would say that putting in place a well-defined policy, and encouraging good moral lessons will bring an end to moral decadence."

"Nigeria is blessed with arable land. Anytime I travel around, I see massive sprawling land filled with grass, weed and wild plants."

"Agricultural revolution has a way of restoring the dignity of the Black race, and good meal has a way of changing our health. So, charity must begin from home just as we need to go commercial and not just teaching alone. That is our aim, and we are gradually getting there. Very shortly, we shall become the food basket of the nation."

"We have seen it with our (black) gold. We have the crude that we refine and sell abroad, but the price of our black gold is determined outside of us. We are disempowered."

"The issue of unemployment can’t be arrested without us creating massive job opportunities."

"It’s something that’s low cost and famers in developing countries can take and use,” she said. “So for example, if a farmer grows yams, which is common in developing countries in Asia and Africa, and Nigeria is one of the largest producers, it’s important agriculturally. That’s why we decided to focus on this."

"Although the university a few years ago set up a panel headed by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) Taiwo Abioye, a Professor of Stylistics and Applied Linguistics, to examine the worse cases of mark alteration, there is no certainty that this unholy practice has stopped."

"The present problem in the North, as far as education is concerned, is a gap between the North and the South and the Federal Government needs to take decisive steps in addressing the issue."

"That this inaugural lecture coincides with my 60th birthday and 30 years in academia is by the special grace of God, because it is by His grace that I am alive and well today."

"All Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are tied to Education. How then do we want to achieve all these lofty goals without education."

"She is determined and not giving up in delivering this mandate. She is on move. We wish her well."

"Education is about ideology. It is what you believe in that you profess and what you profess, is what you do."

"Every teacher needs self development to move forward on the profession and ICT is the way to go now for teachers development."

"It is regrettable that some of these private schools engage in examination malpractices, otherwise known as Miracle Centres."

"The state Ministry of Education has done a lot toward getting private schools work together in order to achieve more for the state."

"Feminism means change, creating and making an attempt to change, no matter the gender that is oppressed."

"Some of them are located in the town halls, schools and markets. So, even if you are trading in the market, you can attend classes in the evening before going home."

"My parents taught me to read. My father taught me poetry as early as primary 2."

"I advise those teaching without the requisite teaching qualification to endeavour to acquire same before the December 2019 deadline."

"At a particular time of the day, everywhere will be shut down; everybody must hold a book to read for 20-30 minutes, including the gateman. When we started that project, we saw that many of our students were reading at frustration level."

"If you can’t recite the state values, you will be sacked. The earlier you key into the Obiano’s vision in education sector, the better for you."

"What has happened in Anambra is a consistent and strategic rise to the top; it is a bold and courageous step toward the eradication of criminality in education."

"In the 21st century, we face enormous economic, social, and technological challenges as articulated in the UN Sustainable Development Goals: the need to achieve zero hunger, clean water, affordable and clean energy, healthcare, and economic development. Innovation and commitment to problem-solving will be the key to addressing these challenges- that requires that we continually engage the next generation to achieve the solutions to these challenges."

"I develop sensors and technologies and look for creative solutions to problems."

"We changed the name to better describe the direction we’re moving to for sustainable development."

"If your people pick you out and give you that kind of recognition, it’s satisfying. I’m ecstatic and also humbled."

"Knowing the caliber of people who have received the award and that I’m considered on that level is phenomenal."

"I am the first chemist and the first female scientist to receive the honor, who was contacted and asked to submit an application for the award."

"I generally think of my work in terms of innovation and problem-solving. What can we do differently? How can we use or reinterpret what is already known to solve another problem? My philosophy is to explain how chemistry permeates the world around us. That’s always been my motivation – to take chemistry beyond the classroom, to show that chemistry is not confined to a lab or as is commonly portrayed in the popular culture in terms of toxicity and that it offers solutions that permeate our everyday lives."

"We ought to examine our own uniqueness, location, custom and the people and adopt an educational system that will take into account the uniqueness."

"In the area of agriculture and solid minerals, we look at manufacturing, services, entertainment and all these are viable areas to expand them."

"Her autobiography, the Up-country Girl, should be a must-read for every aspiring young girl."

"As a recipient of the National Honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) and other numerous awards for her works on education."

"In my personal interactions with her, she was passionate about Nigeria and hoping that things would get better. Unfortunately, like many compatriots of her time, the Nigeria of their dream remains a mirage."

"All Nigerians, who drank from the fountain of knowledge of the endowed English teacher."

"Mrs Ogundipe through her books imparted generations of Nigerians of my age. In my personal interactions with her, she was passionate about Nigeria and hoping that things would get better."

"Ogundipe’s life was defined by her passion for education and uncommon dedication to serve others, stressing that her legacy would live on."

"We believe that every word of adoration on the exploits of the departed heroine is well earned. Indeed, every lover of education should be thoroughly grateful to Mrs. Ogundipe for her contributions to education."

"But also because as stated in my earlier articles on her, she is an inventor and an academic who had brought honour to the country."

"This is more than the fact that she was the first female graduate and pioneer woman professor of computer science in Nigeria."

"But of all of our old man’s offspring Nike is the first among equals in brilliancy and academic achievements."

"Some academics had been honoured with one of the annual national awards and the NNOM. So, it would not be unusual if apart from the annual award l had recommended, if Professor (Mrs) Osofisan is also considered for the NNOM award."

"Prof Adenike Osofisan is a pioneer and role model in the field of computer science. She has taught computer science at the University of Ibadan for well over two decades now and she has successfully supervised many PhD candidates in her discipline."

"In fairness, I didn’t come across anything like sex- for-marks but I did come across discrimination that was gender and racial-biased. Some people believe that if you are a woman or black, you cannot be really good (intelligent)."