Life Time Awards Dora Akunyili Attained.

Prof Dora Akunyili was the only Nigerian alive or dead known to have been awarded so much award in the history of Nigeria. She was decorated with more than 600 awards in her life time


Some of the awards Prof. Akunyili received in her lifetime were:

Time Magazine Award 2006( "One of the eighteen heroes of our time'' Time Magazine Inc.

Person of the Year 2005 Award – Silverbird Communications Ltd, Lagos, 5 January 2006

Award of Excellence – Integrated World Services (IWS), Dec. 2005

Award of Excellence – Advocacy for Democracy Dividends International, Lagos, 17 December 2005

Meritorious Award 2005 – St. Michael's Military Catholic Church, Apapa, Lagos, 4 December 2005

African Virtuous and Entrepreneurial Women Merit Award 2005 – African Biographical Network, Dec. 2005

Award for the Best Government Parastatal – National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), December 2005

An Icon of Excellence Award – The African Cultural Institute and Zenith Bank Plc, 8 December 2005

2005 Grassroots Human Rights Campaigner Award London Based Human Rights Defense Organization. 8 December 2005

Most Innovative Director Award Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos. Oct. 2005.

Integrity Award 2003 – Transparency International.