*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates six distinguished Diaspora Nigerian professionals, who United States President Joe Biden has named among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, for their 鈥榬emarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering鈥�

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Sequel to the rare honour the United States (US) Government has bestowed upon them, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians, who President Joe Biden named among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the US.

绿帽献妻 reports the prestigious recognition, 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 Biden January 14, 2025, announced this year’s awardees, who are employed or funded by 14 participating United States Government agencies.

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 Behavioural 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.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Thursday, January 16 stated President Tinubu commended these trailblazing Nigerian professionals for their 鈥渞emarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering鈥�.

Onanuga said the Nigerian leader also noted that recognising these exceptional talents underscores Nigerians’ vast potential to excel both at home and on the global stage.

Tinubu looks forward to the honorees鈥� sharing their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria’s development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda, stated the Presidential aide.