Section 6: Procedure for making nominations.

(1) The nomination for consideration of a person by the Board for an award may be made by any citizen of Nigeria to the Board and any person may by himself, where not sponsored by another person, apply to the Board for this purpose.
(2) A candidate for an award shall also be qualified to be nominated by some other person or organisation not being an alien.
(3) Every nomination under this section shall be in writing addressed to the Board and shall set forth in respect of each person nominated-
(a) his full names and address and his brief biological data
(b) his personal attainments and specific contributions to science, technology, medicine, the humanities or arts and culture and any other field which the Board may select generally or specially in each year; and
(c) such other particulars as would, in the opinion of the person making the nomination, assist the Board in arriving at a determination in respect of each nomination.