The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAPharm), has honoured its Immediate Past President Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, and the Immediate Past Vice-President, Pharm. (Sir) Ifeanyi Atueyi, with Lifetime Achievement Award.
Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi and Atueyi served as pioneer president and vice-president of the academy respectively, from 2014 to 2024.
The award was bestowed on the duo at the 10th anniversary of the academy and investiture of new Fellows, held at the J.F. Ade Ajayi Hall, University of Lagos.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is the NAPharm’s highest award and only three personalities have won the award previously.
The previous recipients of the NAPharm Lifetime Achievement Award are the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, OFR (2015); former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, OON, (2016); and the 4th President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Chief Olu Ibukun Akinkugbe, CFR, (2018).
Thus, Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi and Pharm. Atueyi became the fourth and fifth recipients of the prestigious NAPharm Lifetime Achievement Award respectively.