Nigerian Academy of Science
| Formation | January 18, 1977 |
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| Headquarters | Lagos State, Nigeria |
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Membership
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100 Fellows |
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President
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Oyewale Tomori |
| Website | Official website |
The Nigerian Academy of Science is the official science academy of Nigeria. The academy of science was established on January 18, 1977 as an association of Nigeria's foremost scientist. It is the apex scientific organization in Nigeria and the Academy today acts as a scientific advisor to the Federal Government of Nigeria and funds research fellowships and scientific start-up companies. The Academy is governed by its Council, which is chaired by the Academy's President, according to a set of Statutes and Standing Orders. The members of Council and the President are elected from and by its Fellows, the basic members of the Academy, who are themselves elected by existing Fellows. There are currently about 100 Fellows, allowed to use the postnominal title FNAS (Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science), with 5 new Fellows appointed each year. The current President is Professor Oyewale Tomori, a professor of Virology.
The Academy is governed by its Council, which is chaired by the Academy's President, according to a set of Statutes and Standing Orders. The members of Council, the President and the other Officers are elected from and by its Fellowship.
The Academy's core members are the Fellows: scientists and engineers from the Nigeria nominated be fellow of the Academy based on having made "a substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including engineering science mathematics and medical science". The process of becoming a fellow of the Academy is procedural. It begins by a nomination of qualified candidate by a fellow of the academy, often refers to as the principal nominator who must be in the same academic field as the candidate. He would submit a nomination form on behalf of the preferred candidate and the nomination period last for one month, from June to July. Thereafter, the candidate will be invited for screening by appropriate Sectional Committees before a recommendation to the Council chaired by the president for short-listing and the short-listed candidates will be presented to the general assembly for election. Successful candidates must scored as least half of the total votes cast. Fellows are elected for life, and gain the right to use the postnominal Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (FNAS) title. The rights and responsibilities of Fellows also include a duty to financially contribute to the Academy, the right to stand for Council posts, and the right to elect new Fellows. Five Fellows are elected annually.
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