The Nigerian Academy of Letters is a
national academy
A national academy is an organizational body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates scholarly research activities and standards for academic disciplines, most frequently in the sciences but also the humanit ...
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 Letters: Foundation Fellows, Regular Fellows (normally resident in Nigeria), Overseas Fellows (resident abroad) and Honorary Fellows.
Fellows are appointed for life and every prospective fellow must be nominated by a living Fellow. Self-nomination is forbidden.
The Fellowship is given rarely to distinguished professors after a rigorous election exercise. Not more than two candidates from any discipline and not more than four in any one year can be admitted into the Academy. Elected Fellows are inducted at an investiture ceremony, which formally confers on them the right to use the
postnominal
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Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (FNAL).
Foundation Fellows
Foundation Fellowship is static, non elected body of Nigerian scholars who are the founding members of the Academy.
* Professor Emeritus
Ayo Bamgbose
Ayọ̀ Bámgbóṣé (born January 27, 1932) is an academic linguist, the first professor of Linguistics in Nigeria. He has made contributions to education and linguistics, achieving recognition in form of honours and election to offices in prof ...
,
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 ...
(Foundation President)
* Professor Emeritus
J. F. Ade Ajayi
Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi, commonly known as J. F. Ade Ajayi, (26 May 1929 – 9 August 2014) was a Nigerian historian and a member of the Ibadan school, a group of scholars interested in introducing African perspectives to African history and ...
NNOM
* Professor Emeritus
Adiele Afigbo
Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo (22 November 1937 – 9 March 2009) was a Nigerian historian known for the history and historiography of Africa, more particularly Igbo history and the history of Southeastern Nigeria. Themes emphasised include pre-colo ...
, NNOM
* Professor Emeritus
Adeboye Babalola, NNOM
* Professor
Chinua Achebe, NNOM
* Professors
J. P. Clark-Bekederemo, NNOM
* Professor
Wole Soyinka
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (Yoruba: ''Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé Ṣóyíinká''; born 13 July 1934), known as Wole Soyinka (), is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded t ...
,
Nobel
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*Nobel Prize, awarded annually since 1901, from the bequest of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel
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Companies
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*Branobel, or ...
Laureate
See also
*
Nigeria Academy of Science
References
External links
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Nigerian writers' organizations
1974 establishments in Nigeria
National academies
Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Letters