Considering his contributions to national development, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Faculty of Arts will honour Ned Nwoko with Icon of Philanthropy Award, at its first Faculty of Arts Alumni Lecture.
The former lawmaker, who represented Aniocha North-South and Oshimili North-South between 1999 and 2003 in the Federal House of Representatives, was singled out for this award for his contributions to humanity, especially in human capital development.
In a letter signed by the Dean of Faculty of Arts, UNN, Prof. Nnanyelugo Okoro, the chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the Alumni Lecture, Prof. Florence Orabueze, and the Secretary, L.C Ogenyi, Nwoko’s award is “predicated on his uncountable contributions to the development of persons in particular and human race in gen