The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Science sponsored by the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Monday announced Dr Olajide Otitoju from School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK; Meihong Wang, Professor of Energy Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield; and Dr Eni Oko, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Chemical Engineering, Newcastle University as the joint winners for 2024 cycle to receive a prize of $100,000.
They won the Prize through their entry “Process Intensification Technology for Greenhouse Gas Emission Control in Power Generation and Industry for Sustainable FUEl Production (PIC-FUEL).
The winner was announced in Lagos by the chairman of the Prize Professor Barth Nnaji
The theme for 2024 edition is “Innovations and Technologies for Reducing the Effect of Climate Change”.
The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Science earlier confirmed that 153 entries were received for the 2024 cycle of the Prize for Science, attaining a 53 per cent increase over last year and a 20-year high record.
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Professor Hippolite Amadi with an entry “Low-cost Respiratory Technologies for Keeping the Nigerian Neonates Alive” won the $100,000 cash prize for 2023 while Muhydideen Oyekunle and Shehu Ado through the entry “Gains in Grain Yield of Released Maize (Zea Mays L.) Cultivars under Drought and Well-Watered Conditions” jointly won the prize with Sesan Peter Ayodeji and Emmanuel Olatunji Olatomilola through the entry “Development of Process Plant for Plantain Flour” in 2022.
NLNG’s General Manager for External Relations and Sustainable Development, Mr Andy Odeh earlier underscored the critical importance of this year’s theme, emphasising that combating climate change is not only vital for Nigeria’s future but also essential for the survival of humanity.
“You can agree with me that the theme of this year’s prize will be of unquantifiable monetary value to the nation as you know that climate change, arising from green gas emission, remains a major setback to development of human,” he said.
He stated further that 2024 was a special year for both The Nigeria Prize for Science, and its sister prize, The Nigeria Prize for Literature, as the prizes celebrate their 20 years anniversary.
