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UNILORIN PG graduand wins double NMGS awards

The Vision 1:10:500 of the Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, led Administration is yielding positive results, as an M.Sc. Applied Geophysics graduand of the University, Mr Okekeoguegbe Chibuike Nnaemeka, grabs two prestigious awards of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS).

The first of the two awards, NMGS/Professor Charles Ofoegbu Prize, is given to the best graduating M.Sc. student in Geophysics from any Nigerian university as measured by the highest CGPA, while the second award, NMGS/Agip Energy Prize,is given for the best M.Sc. Thesis or Dissertation in the area of Mineral Exploration. The two awards are for the 2024/2025 cycle.

Okekeoguegbe won the NMGS/Agip Prize award for his Thesis, titled ‘Geophysical Investigation of Spodumene and Tantalite Mineralization Part of Lafiagi Sheet 203 using Magnetic and Radiometric Methods’.

UNILORIN Bulletin learnt that this feat is a testament to the adequate utilisation of the 2024 $1.5m AspenTech lnc. USA grant won by two lecturers in the Departmentof Geophysics, University of Ilorin, Professor S. Olatunji and Dr G. E Omolaiye, as Okekeoguegbe’s research work benefitted tremendously from softwares provided via the grant.

In a congratulatory letter sent to the awardee and made available to UNILORIN Bulletin,the Chairman of the Awards Committee of NMGS, Dr Godwin A. Alo, informed Mr Okekeoguegbe that he would receive the awards, along with the cash prizes on February 19, 2025, during the forthcoming 60th Anniversary of NMGS, holding in Abujabetween February 16th and 21st.

Okekeoguegbe’s achievement is not just a flash in the pan. UNILORIN has a well-known reputation as a repository of awards for quality learning, research and extra-curricular activities.

The Vice Chancellor and the entire Management of the University of llorin, congratulate Mr Okekeoguegbe on making the Institution proud, and wish him more globally acclaimed achievements.

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