Meet Captain Chinyere Kalu: 1st Woman To Fly An Aircraft in Nigeria

Captain Chinyere Onyenucheya Kalu is recognised as the first female commercial pilot in Nigeria. Born in Akwete, Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State in 1970, Kalu often credits a maternal aunt as her major source of inspiration. That aunt was the first person from their village to travel to the United Kingdom, and when Kalu told her she wanted to fly, the aunt encouraged her. In a 2012 interview with Vanguard, Kalu recalled how her aunt played a decisive role in her career choice: My a