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Tinubu Congratulates Nigerian Scientists Honored By Biden
By Benjamin Abioye
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his heartfelt congratulations to six distinguished Nigerian scientists and engineers who were named among the 400 recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States.
This award, established in 1996 by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, is the highest honour granted by the U.S. government to exceptional scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
The honorees, announced by President Joe Biden on January 14, 2025, were selected from 14 U.S. government agencies for their groundbreaking contributions to science, technology, and engineering. The six Nigerians recognized include Azeez Butali, Gilbert Lilly Endowed Professor of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Iowa; Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor of Public Health at Yale University; and Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Others honored are Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University; Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; and Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive Vice Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu praised the Nigerian scientists honoured for their remarkable achievements. He stated, “The Nigerian leader notes that recognizing these exceptional talents underscores Nigerians’ vast potential to excel both at home and on the global stage.”
He further added, “He looks forward to the honorees sharing their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria’s development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
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