President Tinubu congratulates six Nigerians honored by President Biden

By Kunle Sanni
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six Nigerian scientists and engineers recognized by U.S. President Joe Biden as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
This was disclosed in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), on Thursday.
The award, announced on January 14, 2025, celebrates the exceptional contributions of these individuals to science, technology, and engineering.
The PECASE, established in 1996 by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, is the highest honor conferred by the U.S. government on early-career scientists and engineers. This year’s 400 awardees are supported by 14 U.S. government agencies.
The Nigerian recipients 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 Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University
Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University
Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University
Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive Vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
President Tinubu commended these trailblazing Nigerians for their outstanding achievements in science, technology, and engineering.
He emphasized that the recognition of these exceptional talents highlights the vast potential of Nigerians to excel both domestically and globally.
The President expressed his hope that the honorees will share their multidisciplinary expertise to contribute to Nigeria’s development initiatives under the Renewed Hope Agenda.