Ceremony date November 30, 2016, 3:00 PM PST Winners Tanure Ojaide, Tanure Ojaide, Award for Humanities, Award for Humanities, Omowunmi Sadik, Omowunmi Sadik, Award for Science, Award for Science, Niyi Osundare, Niyi Osundare, Award for Humanities, Award for Humanities, Hilary I Inyang, Hilary I Inyang, Award for Engineering/Technology, Award for Engineering/Technology, Seth Sunday Ajayi, Seth Sunday Ajayi, Award for Science, Award for Science, F Abiola Irele, F Abiola Irele, Award for Humanities, Award for Humanities | ||
The Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM) is an academic award conferred on distinguished academicians and intellectuals who have made outstanding contributions to the academic, growth and development of Nigeria. The award is often conferred on its recipient by the Federal Government of Nigeria following a nomination and approval of the Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award. Its recipient is often decorated by the President of Nigeria. Recipients of the award have the legal right to use the postnominal title: Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM). It is the highest academic award in Nigeria and since its institution in 1979, the award has so far been conferred on only 70 distinguished academicians.
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