THE GUARDIAN
The British Council has rewarded 12 Nigerians for their outstanding achievements as business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders, as well as their contribution to strengthening ties between Britain and Nigeria.
Recipients of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2023 in Nigeria were honoured during an award ceremony in Lagos. The winners received a prize of £4000, which could be used for their professional development or a grant to their respective organisations.
The awardees were selected for the four award categories, namely the Business and Innovation Award, Culture and Creativity Award, Science and Sustainability Award, and finally, Social Action Award, following a call for applications, and an in-depth scoring and review process by a panel.
In her opening remarks, Director Examinations, British Council Nigeria, Marniee Nottingham, who spoke on behalf of the Country Director and West Africa Cluster Lead, Lucy Pearson, noted: “Applicants from these countries have been entered into the Global Alumni Awards to run concurrently with the national awards. The Global Alumni Award winners will be invited to Britain for a professional networking opportunity in late summer 2023.”
She added that a Nigerian alumnus, Israel Balogun, was Global Alumni Award Winner in 2022 under the Social Action category.
A Professor of Public Health at Bayero University and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Muktar Gadanya, led other finalists to emerge overall winner in Science and Sustainability category with a grant prize of £4,000. He was a graduate of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine…
