Buhari confers National Merit Award on Professor Olu Obafemi
Posted by News Express | 6 December
2018 | 748 times
•Prof Olu Obafemi and President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has
conferred the 2018 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award on Professor
Olu Obafemi.
The President conferred the award on
the University don on Thursday at the State House Council Chambers.
The ceremony was witnessed by family
members of the award recipient, executive council members, members of the NNOM
governing board and past recipients.
Obafemi is a professor of English at
the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and President, Nigerian Academy of Letters
(NAL).
NNOM is the highest national
academic award. It is an academic award conferred on distinguished academicians
and intellectuals who have made outstanding contributions to the academic,
growth and development of Nigeria.
Professor Obafemi is the 76th
recipient since its establishment 39 years ago.
•Sourced
from a Channels TV report
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