Aarinola Olaiya recently joined an elite list of young scholars around the world who have earned incredible feats in academics. In fact, breaking the 28 years record was just a coincidence and a privilege because I never set out to break any record. I was also given the award of the most versatile student by my then school Principal,” the educational genius said. In 2006, Nkemehule Karl Omebere-Iyari, a Nigerian, received his PhD in chemical engineering from University of Nottingham, UK, when he was 22. The Ekiti State indigene born in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) graduated from the University of Lagos as the Best Graduating PhD holder.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 23, 2018 21:56 UTC