Nigerian National Order of Merit Award
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The Nigerian National Order of Merit Award is one of Nigeria’s highest honors, recognizing exceptional intellectual and academic contributions to the nation’s development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigerian National Order of Merit Award canonical | 2 |
| Nigerian National Medal | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national honor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NNOM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
academic excellence
ⓘ
contributions to national development ⓘ exceptional intellectual contributions ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Nigerian National Merit Award Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefit |
national honor and prestige
ⓘ
post-nominal letters NNOM ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| domain |
academic scholarship
ⓘ
intellectual achievement ⓘ |
| eligibility | Nigerian citizens ⓘ |
| field |
arts
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ humanities ⓘ medicine ⓘ science ⓘ social sciences ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| focus |
knowledge production
ⓘ
research-driven development ⓘ scholarly impact ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nigerian National Merit Award Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | individual achievement rather than institutional achievement ⓘ |
| honorType | merit-based award ⓘ |
| level | federal ⓘ |
| postNominal | NNOM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage high-level research in Nigeria
ⓘ
to promote excellence in intellectual pursuits ⓘ to recognize Nigerians who have made outstanding academic contributions ⓘ |
| rank | among the highest academic honors in Nigeria ⓘ |
| recipientTitle | Nigerian National Order of Merit Laureate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nigerian National Merit Award Board Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | intellectual and academic contributions ⓘ |
| sector |
education
ⓘ
innovation ⓘ research ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
impact on Nigeria’s development
ⓘ
original research contributions ⓘ outstanding intellectual attainment ⓘ significant scholarly publications ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | competitive nomination and peer review ⓘ |
| status | one of the highest honors in Nigeria ⓘ |
| symbolizes | national recognition of intellectual excellence ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | lifetime achievement award ⓘ |
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Nigerian National Medal