I don't understand the people pulling down our educational system because of this thread.

Congratulate the guy and move on.

Rgade:
Nigerians and over hyping of foreign degrees
So we should clap for this dude for just reading and reading and reading, just stuffing his head with obsolete books and we're here celebrating him like he made some breakthrough.
Congrats though.

Bro,why are you like this now ? Why are you this pessimistic ?
Is the guy not better than those who go about constituting nuisance to/in our society ,shouting who goes there !
If I may ask ,when you are at his age what did you achieved ,if not the counting of babes you floored ?
As for me I feel so challenged ,cuz when I was at his age I was in my penultimate level of my first degree . Am so sure it was his age and level of intelligence that made his colleague approve him to be their president . So sir please celebrate good thing if just for once ,I know you won't be reacting this way, if the guy happens to be your junior bro or your cousin

Congratulations to our Igbo Amaka jare ,we your brothers from the Yoruba are proud of you,72 virgins await you fa

www.nairaland.com/attachments/11600464_4633155_jpeg0b890a1efd165c0213154f57c87eb528

yanabasee1:



Education sector in Nigeria is a scam..... All the agencies and bodies under education is a scam......



Nothing is working....


You pay lecturers high salaries and you pay teachers who put severe efforts to train a child who could not read to read and to understand how to add one and another one to give two....

Teachers who did their best to have children know alot of things that probably helped them all through their lives.....

Lecturers will often lecture and expect that you should have known whatever he/she is teaching you from the secondary school....And will often pass you handouts to go and self-study....


If our government will neglect the original starter to focus on the lecturers...then we have failed.

You just spoke my mind

Great100000:
A Nigerian prodigy, Damilola Arowolaju, has bagged a PhD in Law from The George Washington University, in the United States of America.

Damilola, who hails from Omuo Ekiti, in Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State is the son of a former Special Adviser to Governor Segun Oni on Due Process, Dr Bayo Arowolaju

Damilola, who was also the President of the 2020 PhD graduating students, was garlanded at the university’s virtual convocation ceremonies held on Thursday, May 21, 2020.

The former Special Adviser who confirmed this to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Saturday was elated that his son could be decorated with such a high academic honour at the age he secured admission to the University of Lagos, where he studied Sociology.

He said:

“My baby, Dr. Damilola Arowolaju, with the grace of God just graduated with a PhD in Law from the George Washington University School of Law, Washington DC, USA.

“He gave an address to the fellow graduands as the President of the GW Bar Association. Graciously, he did this at 24 years of age, when I was just entering the University in Nigeria for my first degree. May our children be higher and be more successful than us all. Amen

“I am overwhelmed, speechless and flabbergasted by this outstanding feat. I am excited and more motivated to do more to uplift humanity”.

Arowolaju appealed to the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to rejig and expand the scope of the State’s scholarship board to be able to benefit the children of the poor, who are outstanding in their academics.

In a video clip containing his speech to the graduand, Damilola said he shall continue to promote justice for all manners of men, irrespective of creed, race and class.

The swaggering academic added that no sacrifice is too much to make to protect human rights and promote self-respect among humanity, describing these as the best way to entrench equality in the system.

He said:-

“Justice means making huge sacrifices that would guarantee all constitutional freedoms for all and sundry.

“When I say justice, I mean for both innocent and guilts. The one that brings equality, stability and raise the hope for a better society. That is what we should all pursue using morality and the instrumentality of Law.

“My graduation today was a result of the sacrifices made by my parents to ensure that I excel in my academic pursuit”

https://tribuneonlineng.com/24-year-old-ekiti-indigene-bags-phd-in-law-in-us-varsity/

What an incredible record

UndissolvedMeta:




Bro,why are you like this now ? Why are you this pessimistic ?
Is the guy not better than those who go about constituting nuisance to/in our society ,shouting who goes there !
If I may ask ,when you are at his age what did you achieved ,if not the counting of babes you floored ?
As for me I feel so challenged ,cuz when I was at his age I was in my penultimate level of my first degree . Am so sure it was his age and level of intelligence that made his colleague approve him to be their president . So sir please celebrate good thing if just for once ,I know you won't be reacting this way, if the guy happens to be your junior bro or your cousin

Congratulations to our Igbo Amaka jare ,we your brothers from the Yoruba are proud of you,72 virgins await you fa

It is called bad belle syndrome, an African man behave that way

obviously not in Nigeria.

lmm4real:

The PHD comes with maturity down here u need to be at list above 40years

the professors in Nigeria will frustrate u so much that u need that age maturity to hold on.
But to b sincere, we have a couple of 32-37 yr old PhD holders

Congratulations Damilola

lmm4real:

The PHD comes with maturity down here u need to be at list above 40years

this is a lie. He didn't get a PhD in law. It's called a JD which is equivalent to a bachelor of Laws program in England

https://law.commencement.gwu.edu/damilola-arowolaju

Bolowolowo:


He bagged a PhD in law at 24 years at a reputable institution. It takes on average 7+ years to complete a PhD out here in the west. At the age of 24, most students in the US and Canada are still in the midst of completing graduate/medical/law school.

This feat is most certainly worthy of praise.

he didn't bag a PhD in law. It's only a JD which is equivalent to a bachelor of Laws degree in Nigeria and England. This is pure misrepresentation

https://law.commencement.gwu.edu/damilola-arowolaju

Great100000:
A Nigerian prodigy, Damilola Arowolaju, has bagged a PhD in Law from The George Washington University, in the United States of America.

Damilola, who hails from Omuo Ekiti, in Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State is the son of a former Special Adviser to Governor Segun Oni on Due Process, Dr Bayo Arowolaju

Damilola, who was also the President of the 2020 PhD graduating students, was garlanded at the university’s virtual convocation ceremonies held on Thursday, May 21, 2020.

The former Special Adviser who confirmed this to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Saturday was elated that his son could be decorated with such a high academic honour at the age he secured admission to the University of Lagos, where he studied Sociology.

He said:

“My baby, Dr. Damilola Arowolaju, with the grace of God just graduated with a PhD in Law from the George Washington University School of Law, Washington DC, USA.

“He gave an address to the fellow graduands as the President of the GW Bar Association. Graciously, he did this at 24 years of age, when I was just entering the University in Nigeria for my first degree. May our children be higher and be more successful than us all. Amen

“I am overwhelmed, speechless and flabbergasted by this outstanding feat. I am excited and more motivated to do more to uplift humanity”.

Arowolaju appealed to the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to rejig and expand the scope of the State’s scholarship board to be able to benefit the children of the poor, who are outstanding in their academics.

In a video clip containing his speech to the graduand, Damilola said he shall continue to promote justice for all manners of men, irrespective of creed, race and class.

The swaggering academic added that no sacrifice is too much to make to protect human rights and promote self-respect among humanity, describing these as the best way to entrench equality in the system.

He said:-

“Justice means making huge sacrifices that would guarantee all constitutional freedoms for all and sundry.

“When I say justice, I mean for both innocent and guilts. The one that brings equality, stability and raise the hope for a better society. That is what we should all pursue using morality and the instrumentality of Law.

“My graduation today was a result of the sacrifices made by my parents to ensure that I excel in my academic pursuit”

https://tribuneonlineng.com/24-year-old-ekiti-indigene-bags-phd-in-law-in-us-varsity/

Thing like this hardly happen at home why?

kpompey:
Is this a funded position? No. Admission at all level is very easy in the US when you are ready to pay tuitions. Ekiti State stolen wealth used in sponsoring Child's PhD .Mind you, did he badge a first class in Unilag?No. Education in US is far easy than Nigeria. A friend just called me now sharing his result 100, 99, 97. So it is a feat anyone can achieve, not a big deal.

It's wrong to say he got a PhD in law. A law PhD in the USA is called a SJD - Doctor if the science of jurisprudence. HE bagged a JD which is equivalent to a bachelor of Laws program in Nigeria and England

Comfortable5442:
see below

una don reach here again. MOD do the needful asap

Apologies! What's your point, Sir?

Rgade:

You first have to understand my point, to see if there's sense in it.

Rgade:

Avoid me.

Firstorderwizard:
He's from Mbaise, the mum played away match
Observe his left ear well.
Ezigbo nwafo ndeewo

Igbo amaka

Like Degrees would make him rich? Shior. It's never about degrees anymore. Read financial books.

Great100000:
A Nigerian prodigy, Damilola Arowolaju, has bagged a PhD in Law from The George Washington University, in the United States of America.

Damilola, who hails from Omuo Ekiti, in Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State is the son of a former Special Adviser to Governor Segun Oni on Due Process, Dr Bayo Arowolaju

Damilola, who was also the President of the 2020 PhD graduating students, was garlanded at the university’s virtual convocation ceremonies held on Thursday, May 21, 2020.

The former Special Adviser who confirmed this to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Saturday was elated that his son could be decorated with such a high academic honour at the age he secured admission to the University of Lagos, where he studied Sociology.

He said:

“My baby, Dr. Damilola Arowolaju, with the grace of God just graduated with a PhD in Law from the George Washington University School of Law, Washington DC, USA.

“He gave an address to the fellow graduands as the President of the GW Bar Association. Graciously, he did this at 24 years of age, when I was just entering the University in Nigeria for my first degree. May our children be higher and be more successful than us all. Amen

“I am overwhelmed, speechless and flabbergasted by this outstanding feat. I am excited and more motivated to do more to uplift humanity”.

Arowolaju appealed to the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to rejig and expand the scope of the State’s scholarship board to be able to benefit the children of the poor, who are outstanding in their academics.

In a video clip containing his speech to the graduand, Damilola said he shall continue to promote justice for all manners of men, irrespective of creed, race and class.

The swaggering academic added that no sacrifice is too much to make to protect human rights and promote self-respect among humanity, describing these as the best way to entrench equality in the system.

He said:-

“Justice means making huge sacrifices that would guarantee all constitutional freedoms for all and sundry.

“When I say justice, I mean for both innocent and guilts. The one that brings equality, stability and raise the hope for a better society. That is what we should all pursue using morality and the instrumentality of Law.

“My graduation today was a result of the sacrifices made by my parents to ensure that I excel in my academic pursuit”

https://tribuneonlineng.com/24-year-old-ekiti-indigene-bags-phd-in-law-in-us-varsity/

My brother, I congratulate you and more success!

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You're so on point.

Gbefun

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I feel you on this man!

The worse hit are the N/P school teachers.

To think that this issue has been dragging on for donkey years with no improvement in sight is really disheartening.


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Anazp:
he didn't bag a PhD in law. It's only a JD which is equivalent to a bachelor of Laws degree in Nigeria and England. This is pure misrepresentation

https://law.commencement.gwu.edu/damilola-arowolaju

Smdh! Thanks for the update. These mods need to do a better job punishing those that’s spread fake news on here.

Shattuck:
normal levels nah I have a relative who worked at a local govt with so many properties around nigeria, he and his family have relocated to america,you know what's funny they always complain about Nigeria,but they are all enjoying the proceeds of their father's corruption and loot from the Nigerian masses.

my brother, the quoruption no be small thing o. but nemesis has never been averted. it will come back to them

yanabasee1:



Education sector in Nigeria is a scam..... All the agencies and bodies under education is a scam......



Nothing is working....


You pay lecturers high salaries and you pay teachers who put severe efforts to train a child who could not read to read and to understand how to add one and another one to give two....

Teachers who did their best to have children know alot of things that probably helped them all through their lives.....

Lecturers will often lecture and expect that you should have known whatever he/she is teaching you from the secondary school....And will often pass you handouts to go and self-study....


If our government will neglect the original starter to focus on the lecturers...then we have failed.

GOD go bless you.anoda problem is people bagging phd without any meanful achivement in d society.was enistein,tesla Charles a phd holder

Anazp:

It's wrong to say he got a PhD in law. A law PhD in the USA is called a SJD - Doctor if the science of jurisprudence. HE bagged a JD which is equivalent to a bachelor of Laws program in Nigeria and England

.

Thanks for the clarification

Congrats to him.

When did he graduate from the university during his first degree if at 24 he's a PhD holder?

ZikoMan:
Congratulations to you Man! We hope to see your service to humanity soon!

You mean NYSC service in Maiduguri?

lmm4real:

The PHD comes with maturity down here u need to be at list above 40years

In Nigeria, some got theirs in their late 20s and early 30s. I got mine in my mid-30s. However, it does not rule out the fact that there are many who bagged theirs their 40s(and above). Situations vary...

Welldone

RoyalBlu:
This sure is an amazing feat!

Congratulations Dr Damilola. You've made your daddy proud.


*Our own public educational sector needs to be given some CPR.

When last did you hear Education Minister addressing the issues of Education .
For instance,the WAEC and NECO Students that should be upper most in the Govt heart is tragically missing and most of them are JAMBITES.Yet,this government is hiding under Corrona Virus imbroglio.You wander if these thousands of children are their,would the govt be unconcerned?.Too Shameful.