Deborah Ajakaiye An haifi Deborah Enilo Ajakaiye a 1940 a Jihar Plataeu a Arewacin Najeriya, kuma masaniyar ilimin kasa ce na Najeriya. Ita ce mace ta farko a farfesa a fannin ilimin kimiyyar lissafi a Afirka kuma aikin da take yi a fannin kimiyyar halittu ya taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen hakar ma'adanai a Najeriya. An haifi Ajakaiye a shekarar 1940 a garin Jos, babban birnin jihar Filato a Najeriya. Ita ce ta biyar cikin yara shida. Iyayenta sun yi imani da daidaitaccen ilimin maza da mata kuma sun rarraba ayyukan gida tsakanin yara maza da mata. A shekarar 1962 ta kammala karatun ta a jami’ar Ibadan a fannin kimiyyar lissafi. Ta samu digiri na biyu a Jami’ar Birmingham da ke Ingila, sannan a shekarar 1970 ta samu digirin digirgir. a fannin ilimin kimiyyar halittu daga Jami’ar Ahmadu Bello da ke Najeriya. Asalinta tana da sha'awar ilimin lissafi, Ajakaiye ta ce ta zabi yin karatun ne saboda ta yi imanin hakan zai iya taimakawa kasarta. Ajakaiye ta zama farfesa mace ta farko a fannin ilimin kimiyyar lissafi a Afirka a 1980.