OSLO, Jan 16 - The Nobel Peace Prize remains inseparably linked to the person or organisation that won it, though the medal can be given away, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday, a day after last year's winner gave her medal to U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
You may have misinterpreted the headline. The Nobel committee was asked about Machado trying to bribe Trump into letting her be president of Venezuela by giving him her Nobel Peace Prize. They explained that, while the medal is a physical object that can be lost, stolen, sold, or given away, the Nobel Prize itself is non-transferable. This clarification was necessary because the president of the US has the mind of a child.