A new academic record was set in Africa on
Wednesday when a 24-year-old student of
the University of Lagos, Hallowed Olaoluwa,
bagged a doctorate degree in Mathematics
for the 2012/2013 session.
With a cumulative grade Point average of 5.0,
Olaoluwa had the best Ph.D
thesis, as well
emerged the youngest African scholar,
displacing Olabisi Adeyemi who had
graduated from the same institution with 4.98
in 2012 at the age of 26, as well as Opeyemi
Shodipe of Babcock university who graduated
the same year at 25.
The award was conferred on him and other
104 students who had successfully
completed their Doctor of Philosophy at the
concluding convocation ceremony of the
university, held at the Multi-purpose Hall.
Olaoluwa, an indigene of Ekiti State, was
honoued in the presence of the former Head
of State, General Yakubu Gowon, the
Executive Secretary, National Universities
Commission (NUC), Prof Julius Okojie, who
represented the Visitor to the university,
President Goodluck Jonathan, the Pro
Chancellor of the university, Prof Jerry Gana,
the former Vice Chancellor of UNILAG and
Vice Chancellor of Ondo State University of
Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Prof
Tolu Odugbemi, among other dignitaries.
Full of excitement, Olaoluwa said he
completed his Ph.D programme in three
years. He told Daily Sun that he enrolled for
his first degree at Central African Republic at
the age of 15, below the minimum age
requirement set for Nigerian universities by
the NUC.
Born in 1989 in Bangui, Central African
Republic, he had a First Class and second
degrees in Mathematics and Physics in 2007
and 2008, at the age of 18 and 19 respec
tively. Like a destined child, he already had
two degrees at a time his mates in Nigeria
were battling with their Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination and its attendant
rigorous post-UTME.
Aside Olaoluwa’s record performance, 21-
year-old graduating student of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering, Bakre Oluwafemi
Abubakar, smiled home with the Best
Graduating Student for the undergraduate
programme, with a CGPA of 4.86.
While commending the outstanding
performance of the students, the Vice
Chancellor, Prof Rahamon Ade Bello, said 89
of them finished in First Class division, 1,293
in Second Class Upper division, while 2, 261
obtained Second Class Honours, Lower divi
sion. Also, 752 of the graduating students had
Third Class Honours division, while 513 had
Pass degrees.
He congratulated the parents of raduands on
their endurance, despite the endless
demands by their wards during the course of
their studies.
Addressing the graduating students and the
cheering audience, Prof Jerry Gana prayed
divine blessings on the various degrees
conferred on the students.
He charged the young graduates to create
the future they want, and never to wait on
others to take the initiative.
Wednesday when a 24-year-old student of
the University of Lagos, Hallowed Olaoluwa,
bagged a doctorate degree in Mathematics
for the 2012/2013 session.
With a cumulative grade Point average of 5.0,
Olaoluwa had the best Ph.D
thesis, as well
emerged the youngest African scholar,
displacing Olabisi Adeyemi who had
graduated from the same institution with 4.98
in 2012 at the age of 26, as well as Opeyemi
Shodipe of Babcock university who graduated
the same year at 25.
The award was conferred on him and other
104 students who had successfully
completed their Doctor of Philosophy at the
concluding convocation ceremony of the
university, held at the Multi-purpose Hall.
Olaoluwa, an indigene of Ekiti State, was
honoued in the presence of the former Head
of State, General Yakubu Gowon, the
Executive Secretary, National Universities
Commission (NUC), Prof Julius Okojie, who
represented the Visitor to the university,
President Goodluck Jonathan, the Pro
Chancellor of the university, Prof Jerry Gana,
the former Vice Chancellor of UNILAG and
Vice Chancellor of Ondo State University of
Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Prof
Tolu Odugbemi, among other dignitaries.
Full of excitement, Olaoluwa said he
completed his Ph.D programme in three
years. He told Daily Sun that he enrolled for
his first degree at Central African Republic at
the age of 15, below the minimum age
requirement set for Nigerian universities by
the NUC.
Born in 1989 in Bangui, Central African
Republic, he had a First Class and second
degrees in Mathematics and Physics in 2007
and 2008, at the age of 18 and 19 respec
tively. Like a destined child, he already had
two degrees at a time his mates in Nigeria
were battling with their Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination and its attendant
rigorous post-UTME.
Aside Olaoluwa’s record performance, 21-
year-old graduating student of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering, Bakre Oluwafemi
Abubakar, smiled home with the Best
Graduating Student for the undergraduate
programme, with a CGPA of 4.86.
While commending the outstanding
performance of the students, the Vice
Chancellor, Prof Rahamon Ade Bello, said 89
of them finished in First Class division, 1,293
in Second Class Upper division, while 2, 261
obtained Second Class Honours, Lower divi
sion. Also, 752 of the graduating students had
Third Class Honours division, while 513 had
Pass degrees.
He congratulated the parents of raduands on
their endurance, despite the endless
demands by their wards during the course of
their studies.
Addressing the graduating students and the
cheering audience, Prof Jerry Gana prayed
divine blessings on the various degrees
conferred on the students.
He charged the young graduates to create
the future they want, and never to wait on
others to take the initiative.
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