Nigerian scientist, Professor Umezuruike Opara emerged the winner of the
African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Award in the field
of Earth Science.
Opara was conferred with the $100,000 award at the opening of the 26th
Sessions of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held at the
AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Pictured above is President
Buhari congratulating him)
The ceremony was moderated by the AU Commissioner for Human Resources,
Science and Technology, Martial De Paul Ikounga. According to the
commissioner, the Kwameh Nkrumah Continental Scientific Awards given at
three levels: national, regional and continental was to honour African
men and women in science who distinguished themselves by their
contributions to African development through their work in the field of
research and training. Another photo of Pro. Umezuruike Opara
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