Abuja, Jan. 15, 2025 – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six Diaspora Nigerians listed among the 400 Presidential Early Career Award recipients for Scientists and Engineers in the United States.
According a statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the President commended the Nigerians for their remarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering.
“The Nigerian leader notes that recognising these exceptional talents underscores Nigerians’ vast potential to excel both at home and on the global stage.
“He looks forward to the honorees sharing their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria’s development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“The Nigerian honorees include Azeez Butali, Gilbert Lilly Endowed Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa; Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University; and Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
“Others are Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University; Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; and Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive Vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University,” the statement said.
The award, which was established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
President Joe Biden announced the list of this year’s awardees on Jan. 14, 2025. (GBN)
