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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