Nigerian Academy Of Letters

	Nigerian Academy Of Letters The Nigerian Academy of Letters is a national academy and apex body of arts and literature in Nigeria. It is an autonomous, scholarly and non-political state institution for advancing scholarship and public interest in the humanities at the highest level in Nigeria. The incumbent president of the Academy is Professor Duro Oni. Established in 1974 after recommendation of ''"Udoji Report of 1974"'' it is currently governed by executive committee of distinguished professors and promote a limited number of four types of fellows: Foundation Fellows, Regular Fellows, Overseas Fellows and Honorary Fellows on a yearly basis. There are currently 84 Fellows in the Academy; 7 foundation fellows, 51 regular fellows, 12 overseas fellows and 14 honorary fellows. History The Academy was established in 1974 after a governmental report ''Udoji Report of 1974'' made a recommendation for the creation of national academies. Fellowship There are four types of fellows in the Nigerian Academy of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Learned Society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an discipline (academia), academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election. Most learned societies are non-profit organizations, and many are professional associations. Their activities typically include holding regular academic conference, conferences for the presentation and discussion of new research results and publishing or sponsoring academic journals in their discipline. Some also act as Professional association, professional bodies, regulating the activities of their members in the public interest or the collective interest of the membership. History Some of the oldest learned societies are the Académie des Jeux floraux (founded 1323), the Sodalitas Litterarum Vistulana (founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	NNOM The Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM) is an academic award conferred on distinguished academicians and intellectuals who have made outstanding contributions to the academic, growth and development of Nigeria. The award is often conferred on its recipient by the Nigeria, Federal Government of Nigeria following a nomination and approval of the Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award. Its recipient is often decorated by the President of Nigeria. Recipients of the award have the legal right to use the Post nominal letters, postnominal title: Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM). It is the highest academic award in Nigeria and since its institution in 1979, the award has so far been conferred on only 70 distinguished academicians. List of recipients Chinua Achebe Done P. Dabale Adiele Afigbo Alexander Animalu David Aradeon Seth Sunday Ajayi J. P. Clark Lazarus Ekwueme Taslim Olawale Elias Etim Moses Essien Akpanoluo Ikpong Ikpong Ette Francis Idac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]