The Nigeria Liquefied and Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has announced partnership with the with The Nigerian Academy of Science, The Nigerian Academy of Letters and The National Gallery of Arts to honour eminent Scientists and men of Letters "whose works have defined the country and improved the lives of her citizens."
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It said that to mark the nation's Golden Jubilee, portraits, records of achievement and plaques of its 28 honorees will be available for public viewing, beginning this month, at the exhibition halls of The National Gallery of Arts, National Theatre in Lagos.
The full list of the honorees and the selection panels are as follows:
1. Adenike Abiose (1943--) is admitted into the Nigerian Hall of Fame for Science in recognition of her pioneering research on field trials and operational use of Mectizan for the control of onchocerciasis (river blindness).
2. Oluwafeyisola S. Adegoke (1937--) is admitted in recognition of his monumental contributitons to the study of bitument (tar sands) in Nigeria.
3. Ladipo Akinkugbe (1933--) is admitted in recognition of his contribution to the management of hypertension.
4. Gordian O. Ezekwe (1929-1997) is admitted in recognition of his contributions to product deevlopment and the improvement of engineering infrastructure in Nigeria.
5. Thomas Adeoye Lambo (1923-2004) is admitted into the Nigerian Hall of Fame for Science in recognition of his introduction of Village Care System in psychiatry.
6. Samuel L. Ayodeji Manuwa (1903-1977) is admitted in recognition of his eminent contribution to mental health and tropical medicine.
7. Idris Mohammed (1942--) is admitted in recognition of his original work in the development of polyvalent vaccine against meningococcal meningitis in Nigeria.
8. Chike Obi (1921-2008) is admitted for his monumental contribution to the area of modelling with second order non-linear differential equations.
9. Ifedayo Oladapo (1932-2010) is admitted for his contribution to growth of civil and structural engineering in Nigeria.
10. Sanya Onabamiro is admitted in recognition of his work on the taxonomy and life cycle of Cyclops vectors of guinea worm disease which formed the basis for development of strategies for the successful eradication of the disease in Nigeria.
11. Benjamin O. Osuntokun (1935-1995) is admitted in recognition of his contribution to his pioneering work in neurology ni Nigeria.
12. Victor A. Oyenuga (1917-2010) is admitted in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Animal Science.
13. Umaru Shehu (1930--) is admitted in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Animal Science.
14. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti is admitted for outstanding work in primary healthcare in Niegria.
HALL OF FAME FOR LETTERS
1. Chinua Achebe (1930--) is admitted in recognition of his tremendous achievement in the field of literature, which has brought pride to African traditional cultures and earned him a worldwide acclaim as a master story-teller.
2. Jacob Ade-Ajayi (1929--) is admitted for his outstanding contributions to the study of African History.
3. Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997) is admitted in recognition of his prophetic, instructive and creative integration of the Nigerian idiom into world popular music.
4. Ayo Bamgbose (1932--) is admitted to the Hall of Fame of the Nigerian Academy of Letters in recognition of his pioneering work in linguistics in Nigeria.
5. John P. Clark Bekederemo (1935--) is admitted in recognition of his contribution to the growth of drama and poetry in Nigeria.
6. Kenneth Dike (1917-1983) is admtited in recognition of pioneering contributions to the evolution of African historiography.
7. Michael Echeruo (1937--_ is admitted in recognition of his contribution to theoretical foundation for the study of Nigerian traditional drama and his rebuttal of the European stereotype ideas about Africa.
8. Ben Enwonwu (1921-1994) is admitted in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the development of visual art in Nigeria.
9. Abubakar Imam (1911-1981) is admitted in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Nigerian indigenous literature.
10. Ladi Kwali (1925-1984) is admitted in recognition of her work which has brought Nigerian traditional pottery to international limelight.
11. Emmanuel Obiechina (1933--) is admitted in recognition of his contribution to the study of West African novels in English and popular literature.
12. Christopher Okigbo (1932-1967) is admitted in recognition of his contributioon to the growth of poetry in Nigeria.
13. Fela Sowande (1905-1987) is admitted in recognition of his contribution of modernization of Nigerian music and introduction of the Nigerian idiom into symphonic music.
14. Wole Soyinka (1934--) is admitted in recognition of his outstanding contribution to world literature which has brought fame not only to Nigeria but to the entire African continent.
SELECTION PANEL
SCIENCE
Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, President, The Nigerian Academy of Science
Prof. Ekanem Braide, Fellow, The Nigerian Academy of Science
Prof. Sunday Bwala, Fellow, The Nigerian Academy of Science
LETTERS
Prof. Romanus Egudu, Fellow, The Nigerian Academy of Letters
Prof. Emeritus Ayo Banjo, Fellow, The Nigerian Academy of Letters
Prof. Zaynab Alkali, The Nigerian Academy of Letters
They will be inducted at this year's Grand Award Night which will take place on 9th October at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.
Source: Sahara Reporters