Two Nigerians Ayo Dada and Olamide Oladeji were among the 69 scholars that won the prestigious Knight-Hennessy scholarship at Stanford University. The Knight-Hennessy scholarship is poised to develop both the depth and range of subject expertise to confront the numerous grand challenges and opportunities of the future. Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive full funding to pursue graduate study at Stanford. They both join Solomon Oyakhire, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, who was the only Nigerian recipient of the scholarship in the first edition in 2018 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Stanford School of Engineering.

69 students who won the scholarship from around the world for The second cohort of scholars in the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program was announced on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The Knight Hennessy scholarship received over 4,000 applications this year. The 69 scholars cut across 20 countries across in the world and will pursue degrees in 37 programs at Stanford University. The primary selection criteria used to evaluate applicants were independence of thought, purposeful leadership, and a civic mindset.

Meet the Nigerian Knight-Hennessy Scholars in the 2019 edition

Ayo Dada

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Ayo Dada is not a name foreign to many Nigerians. He became a sensation in Nigeria and on social media when he became the first person to graduate with a perfect 5.0 CGPA from the University of Lagos. He was honored by the House of Representatives for his outstanding academic achievements. Ayo Dada aspires to find solutions to the problems of ethnic and gender prejudice and academic underachievement that are plaguing Nigeria. He interned in security services at the Central Bank of Nigeria, and in business operations at Procter and Gamble. He was named one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Nigeria. Ayo Dada would be pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology at Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.

Olamide Oladeji

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Olamide Oladeji is pursuing a Ph.D. in management science and engineering at Stanford School of Engineering. He graduated from the University of Ibadan with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering, and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with dual master’s degrees in electrical engineering & computer science and in technology & policy. Olamide aspires to contribute to industrial efforts in the innovation and regulation of sustainable energy systems, and to serve in Nigeria’s public sector. As a research assistant at the MIT Energy Initiative, he helped develop a computational model to inform electrification planning for increased electricity access in developing countries.

At the University of Ibadan, Olamide was selected as the university’s Google Student Ambassador, and was editor-in-chief of the Bello press organization. He has worked with various organizations across India, Spain, and the United States at the nexus of engineering, data science, and energy economics, and has completed community development and engineering projects in Nigeria.

He was also an MIT Tata Fellow.

https://www.solomonubani.com/2019/03/stanford-knight-hennessy-scholarhsip.html

nicr

nice

Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

Satan66:
Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

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It's great to see these brilliant young minds achieving academic success and what not, but the problem with Nigerians centres around their lack of creativity. It's not always about being book smart, some of the technological inventions we enjoy today weren't created by the top students but by curious minds. I know a guy who's so smart and has 4 PhDs but he has never worked a day in his life, after he completes one degree, he goes back for another one. This guy is 45 years old and he's going for his 5th post graduate degree. I wish them well, and I hope they make us proud. Perhaps one day my own children will sing their song like I recite this quote "in 1994 Rashidi Yekini became the first Nigerian player to score in the World Cup tournament where we defeated Bulgaria 3-0."

With all the wahala no be say dem go later get money pass wizkid or korede bello or baba suwe or even some wretched street yahoo boys. Education na scam abeg. Find your onions and make that money , after all anyway na way.

Yoruba amaka

We know them, they make good names everywhere they go, They are all omoluabi

u sure say u well ? pls go for optical test.....na igbo name be this.....

Satan66:
Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

Satan66:
Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

This one has assimilation deficiency.

Afonjaistic amaka

Washere

Nigerians are blessed.

Keep making the country proud.

You guys should keep flying the green,white and green high. Respect

Igbo are great people...igbo Amaka, they have igbo blood in them

Olamide... Outstandingly brilliant, nerdy and cute. Me likey!!!

Don't forget to Nationalize there

See my signature

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Satan66:
Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

one of the scholars Ayo Dada aspires to find solutions to the problems of ethnic and gender prejudice and academic underachievement that are plaguing Nigeria........but you are here fooling yourself. smh

Satan66:
Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

Satan666

Satan66:
Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

Before 2019 finish... You go dey alight.
Because this your tribalism na sickness.

K

gratiaeo:
Yoruba amaka

LordCenturion:
We know them, they make good names everywhere they go, They are all omoluabi

see this mumu!!! you are here fooling yourself meanwhile,........one of the scholars Ayo Dada aspires to find solutions to the problems of ethnic and gender prejudice and academic underachievement that are plaguing Nigeria.

Satan66:
Igbos are certainly great.
An afonja can't acquire this!
Any afonja that can get this far in life is through bribery and corruption!

You think you're pretending to be foolish but you're actually foolish.

I envy these guys with great enthusiasm and admiration.I hope to GOD they bring motivation to many adolescents and youths alike.

Good Nigerians

Biglittlelois:

This one has assimilation deficiency.

Satan that has brain problem.

He's just too foolish

Nigerian guys are really representing us well...keep climbing high..
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