c. 1955 - 27 Sep 2020

Kebbi . Argungu

Fisherman and festival organiser who helped make the Argungu Fishing Festival internationally recognised.

03 Oct 1958 - 21 Dec 2021

Delta . Isoko North

Midwife and community health worker whose service to Isoko North spanned thirty-five years.

16 Aug 1957 - 12 Oct 2022

Lagos . Agege

Market trader and Islamic women's association leader who raised four children to become professionals.

c. 1950 - 13 Jun 2020

Borno . Maiduguri

Tireless advocate for internally displaced persons in Borno, who coordinated relief work until his final days.

16 Jan 1990 - 09 Aug 2023

Imo . Mbaise

Young nurse who died in the line of duty. Her compassion touched every patient she cared for.

09 Feb 1959 - 13 Sep 2022

Enugu . Udi

Veteran administrator at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital who touched every department she led.

21 Nov 1987 - 14 Apr 2024

Enugu . Nsukka

University lecturer and poet whose published verse collections are studied in Nigerian literature courses.

12 Mar 1958 - 03 Jan 2024

Lagos . Ikeja

Devoted father and community elder. Spent over three decades teaching at Ikeja Grammar School before retirement in 2018.

13 Oct 1961 - 06 Mar 2023

Kwara . Ilorin West

Nurse and mother of four who served Kwara State General Hospital for thirty-two years.

15 Apr 1970 - 07 Jul 2023

Kwara . Offa

Businesswoman and women's group leader whose textile import business employed fifteen staff.