Section 12: Award of honorary fellowships and election of fellows.

(1) The College may on the recommendation of the Senate, award honorary fellowships to persons of distinction in the community who need not be medical practitioners or dental surgeons and, subject to subsection (2) of this section, may on the like recommendation, elect fellows who need not have offered themselves for any postgraduate examination conducted by the College.
(2) No person shall be eligible for election as a fellow unless he already possesses a postgraduate degree, diploma or other qualification registered with the Nigeria Medical Council and satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed by the College.