Wednesday, November 15, 2023

AKSU Lecturer Bags 2023 NLNG Prize For Literary Criticism

 

The Vice-Chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University, Prof. Nse U. Essien, congratulating the Awardee, Dr. Asuquo Eyoh Etim during a courtesy visit at School Main Campus, Ikot Akpaden

By Freshgist


Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) Lecturer, Dr. Eyoh Asuquo Etim has emerged as the winner of the 2023 Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited Prize award for Literary Criticism.


Dr. Etim, a Lecturer in the Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus, Oruk Anam Local Government holds a B.A. (HONS.) in English; M.A. in English Literature and Ph.D in African Literature. He is a novelist, poet, literary critic and editor.


Face of the First Akwa Ibom man, (a Lecturer, Akwa Ibom State University) to emerge as Winner of 2023 NLNG price for LITERARY CRITICISM, Dr Eyo Asuquo Etim

In a release made available to our correspondent yesterday and signed by the Head,  Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Protocol (Office of the Vice-Chancellor), Mr. Gabriel Otu, stated that the award was presented to the Vice-Chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University, Prof. Nse U. Essien, during a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor Tuesday November 7, 2023 at the Main Campus, Ikot Akpaden, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area.


In his opening speech, the awardee, who was described as Literary Icon, expressed joy, gratitude, deep sense of humility to the Vice-Chancellor and the Management team for the audience and the opportunity to present the 2023 NLNG Prize to the University. 


According to him, the Nigeria Prizes are annual awards instituted by NLNG to reward excellence in scientific research/innovation and creativity in Nigeria. 


Dr. Etim informed the audience that there are three categories for the awards: The Nigeria Prize for Science; the Nigeria Prize for Literature and the Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism. 


He explained that for 2023, the Nigeria Prize for Science was won by Prof. Hippolite Amado of Imperial College, London, for his research and innovation aimed at saving the lives of neonates.


 He added that Dr. Obari Gomba, a Lecturer from the University of Port Harcourt, won the Nigeria Prize for Literature with his play entitled 'Grit'.


"I won the Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism with my paper entitled 'History versus History: A Motherist Rememory of Akachi Ezeigbo's 'The Last of the Strong Ones' and Chimamanda Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow Sun'," he explained.

Since its inception in 2013, the Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism has had only five winners, with him as the sixth winner in the Country and the first person to win in Akwa Ibom State, which was among several laurels he had won for himself and the University by extension. 


"I believe that it is necessary to build on these achievements in order to keep the name of the University soaring and to improve the University's ranking," he enthused. Dr. Etim concluded that he could do more with the support and encouragement of the University Management through research and sponsorship.


On his part, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Essien congratulated the awardee and thanked him for making the University proud and portraying the University in good light.


Also speaking, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Prof. Ita Ewa-Oboho applauded the awardee and encouraged young researchers to follow in his footsteps by undergoing collaborative researches as practiced in other climes.


Commenting on the giant stride, the Registrar, Dr. Ebi G. Eno-Ibanga, FNIM commended the prize winner and said the feat attained was as a result of hard work, dedication and focused research. She encouraged him to work harder for more laurels.


In a vote of thanks, the Head of Obio Akpa Campus and Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prof. Nkanikpo Ibok, thanked the Vice-Chancellor and the Management team for their words of encouragement to the prize winner. He expressed gladness for the laurel and the image it portrays the University.


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