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📣 NYA December 2025 Newsletter
Warm greetings from the Nigerian Young Academy (NYA)!
We are delighted to announce the release of the December 2025 Edition of the NYA Newsletter, capturing a vibrant close to an impactful year.
For your reading delight!
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🌟 The Nigerian Young Academy NYA proudly welcomes Dr. Shitu Abubakar, of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as a member of the Academy inducted in August 2026, during the 16th International Conference and General Assembly, held at Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State.
Join the Nigerian Young Academy NYA on the 10th of November 2026 as we commemorate the International Science Council’s World Science Day for Peace and Development with an engaging webinar designed to empower young academics and researchers to turn scientific ideas into impact
Featuring Prof. Maryam Aminu and Dr. Oluwaseun Olowoporoku, the event will explore the practical dimensions of science diplomacy, identifying the right stakeholders, building meaningful research partnerships, and communicating research effectively across disciplines
Come with your ideas. Leave with connections, insights, and a plan for action!
Date: 10 November 2026
Time: 4.00pm WAT
Register via: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
🌟The Nigerian Young Academy NYA proudly welcomes Dr. Mobolaji Adenike Titilawo, of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) as a member of the Academy inducted in August 2026, during the 16th International Conference and General Assembly, held at Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
🌟The Nigerian Young Academy NYA proudly welcomes Dr. John Simon, of the Department of of Physics, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) as a member of the Academy inducted in August 2026, during the 16th International Conference and General Assembly, held at LASU, Ojo
🌟 The Nigerian Young Academy NYA proudly welcomes Dr. Hameed Bashiru, PhD of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria as a member of the Academy inducted in August 2026, during the 16th International Conference and General Assembly, held at Lagos State University, Ojo
The NYA proudly welcomes Dr. Funmilola Oluwafemi, of the Nigerian Space Agency–National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja Nigeria, as a member of the Academy inducted in August 2026, during the 16th International Conference and General Assembly, held at LASU
The Nigerian Young Academy- NYA proudly welcomes Dr. Eli Danladi of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo., Benue State, as a member of the Academy inducted in August 2026, during the 16th International Conference and General Assembly, held at Lagos State University.
🎉 Congratulations, Professor Seun F. Akomolafe! 🎉
The Nigerian Young Academy NYA proudly congratulates our esteemed member, Prof. Seun Akomolafe, on her promotion to the rank of Professor of Chemistry at Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
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📢 Communiqué Announcement | 16th International Conference & AGM of the Nigerian Young Academy
The NYA is pleased to announce the release of the Communiqué from its 16th International Conference and Annual General Meeting, held at Lagos State University, Ojo
The Nigerian Young Academy proudly celebrates two distinguished members of its Executive Committee, Dr. Ify Obianyo, Ph.D. and Dr. Esther Anosike-Francis Ph.D., on their selection as FY27 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Global Ambassadors.
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Congratulations, Professor Abdulhakeem Bello! 🎉
The NYA proudly congratulates Prof. Abdulhakeem Bello on his well-deserved promotion to the rank of Professor in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Physics, African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja.
Congratulations to Prof. Olatunji Matthew KOLAWOLE PhD, Fellow of the Nigerian Young Academy NYA, on his conferment as an Ambassador of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria on the 17th of August 2026! 🎉
#UNILORIN #ScienceLeadership #PublicHealth #Virology
Prof. Kolawole is a distinguished virologist whose work spans medical virology, wastewater-based epidemiology, infectious disease surveillance, and public health. A proud alumnus of the University of Ilorin, institution’s first PhD holder and Professor of Medical Virology.
📢 The NYA Annual General Meeting- Reflecting, Deliberating, and Shaping the Future of NYA
Today, the NYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) brought members together for meaningful deliberations on the Academy’s activities, achievements, priorities, and future direction.
