Meet Dr. Adeniyan, The UNILAG Maths Lecturer Who Spent 25 Years To Obtain His PhD

Dr. Adetunji Adeniyan, a lecturer at the University of Lagos, shares with SaharaTV his life journey and how he spent 25 years to complete his Doctorate Degree programme.
(Video credit: Adesola Amusan Oluwaxplorer)

[@MrLionfox]

A movie should be done based on this man's story..

[@michaelfarojoye1618]

"To urgument my stipend salary which was very poor". Where is the inspiration for this man and millions more who's gift and academic brilliance has been made to waste away. Oh! Lord remember remember the Nigerian Nation.👏👏👏

[@samsondeenolawalekehinde2028]

I'm happy to have met Dr. Adetunji Adeniyan. He is one of the best hands in Fluids Mechanics and his specialisations are MagnetoHydrodynamics and Instability. He have many publications in those area. He has a great passion for teaching and most if not all the students that pass through him enjoy his classes. You will love him more when he is explaining some "gray" areas in Mechanics. I love him 100%

[@hiscomingagain9543]

Wisdom is principal and greater than knowledge, get it.

[@shegxy7754]

O Boy ! he said before he realised to leave Nigeria it was too late after his friend in US advised him .This is really a lesson for we the Young ones.We ought to learn doing Things at at the Right time.

[@victorodili6265]

I was his student in some Mathematics courses as a freshman at Unilag. We dreaded this man. But I now understand where his frustrations on students were coming from. Congratulations sir.

[@drumaruaj5647]

And as reasonable as UNILAG can be they haven’t thought it wise to award this man an Associate Professorship after all the stress he has passed through

[@akinhakeentayoh8452]

I agreed with you 100%

[@daviderhahon]

My brother, that "thought" process would only take another 30 years....

[@oyejidesamuelCRFscholarship]

They have overstressed this man

[@1004445]

May the good Lord continue to give Dr. Adeniyan strength and grace 🙏🏿.

[@tsakernguzan7338]

Finally.. Delay is not deniel. Congratulations

[@The-Protester]

If Nigeria was already having economic problem around 1982/83 it shows that the leaders have always been gambling with our economic progress

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

1982/83 was just about when the economic peril started. I was just about getting into my early teems then. Widespread corruption was in its "teething" stage then but societal values were still high. Then Prof. of engineering, Prof. Awojobi of UNILAG used to "fight" tooth and nail with Shagari government about their recklessness, throwing numbers at the government and the public. When security agents came after him, his wife and kids usually took cover in our house because the wife is a family member and we lived just across Yabatech. Oil price had fallen just before then and things got hard. Shagari implemented Austerity measure but it had no positive effects. But politicians did not stop in their corrupts way. In fact a minister, which i believe is Umaru Diko, said Nigerians are not suffering because he hasn't seen people picking food from public waste dumps. Power failure was not too rampant but i remember we had lanterns and candles on standby. Water runs from taps in our house and there were public taps in every corner in the community (when i ended up living on Lagos Island). As kids though, your problem is not Nigeria's economy but you would know that certain things were not in supply any more.

[@The-Protester]

adeoflagos Ade well it is time to really speak up and speak out for action to take it’s cause other wise our grand children will not be proud of us

[@jaiyeadeleke6846]

Am happy for him anyways.

[@herdaymoe2295]

I was a student of his, close to him as well...the story is totally true. Our Govt. shaaaa!!!

[@impactofglorytv]

Hello Moe

[@michaelfarojoye1618]

"Teaching can never be improved in Nigeria".....1982. "Teaching has become non-existent and educational standard has become epileptic if not dead completley"....2019. THE STATE OF THE NIGERIAN NATION.🤔🤗

[@martinikk]

“Teaching can never be improved in Nigeria“.....I think your uncle saw tomorrow.

[@adeaga3265]

True hero he stayed back unbelievably talented

[@impactofglorytv]

I Know him very well. He was my lecture at university of Lagos years ago

[@sheriflanreakinpelu2705]

I also have a lecturer that has been a Doctor since late 1980 in UNILAG Mass Communication Department but he has not become a Professor....The politics in UNILAG is too much, meanwhile most of his students have become Professors, one of them is currently the HOD of UNILAG Mass Comm. #WhatACountry!

[@herdaymoe2295]

Sherif Lanre Akinpelu you’re very right

[@D_Versatile_Jide]

Is that Dr. DARAMOLA?

[@dairooluwadamilare3081]

Nigeria 😭😭😭😭😭😢💔 Thank God he never gave up

[@adigunademola8360]

This man's story is both sad and inspiring!

[@toyinoladimeji5812]

Perseverance, persistent VISION driven, DETERMINATION and FOCUSED Personified in PHD Adetunji Adeniyan who took 22 years to complete his Doctorate in Mathematics (lecturer) at UNILAG NG program in 2016 due to economic poverty in the country. He never gave up.

[@obasky007]

Why do you wish him EVIL. PEOPLE SUICIDE IS NOT A JOKING MATTER OOOO. May Good lord minister to your heart.

[@toyinoladimeji5812]

@@obasky007 I made a mistake. No misfortune against anyone intended. Peace

[@deargm359]

May we never miss our timing in life. What he went through is not normal .. he is just one out of the many victims of Nigeria's decaying system

[@tsaxofficial]

Nigeria is such a sob story.. at his age.. he's supposed to be looking younger and reaping the fruits of his hardwork... i usually tell people ti leave Nigeria if they can.

[@Kem4thPearl]

U said it all

[@deargm359]

May we not be late in life. May we not miss our timing in life... Amen... Amen..

[@Lexvita]

Am happy for you sir

[@danielforson5932]

Wow! So inspiring

[@methohealz7341]

The suffer wey dey this man face is almost palpable. It is well.

[@lateefadekunle8557]

I am sorry to say this, he loves the country that doesn’t care a dime about his citizens. He read so many book that he forgot about the money and his life. Nigeria is a failure country bcos it failed so many citizens. He is one the good example of how bad the country is

[@stefanhansley543]

So sad to have senseless people to run the affairs of my country Nigeria 😭😭😭

[@tradingwisely]

I'm failing to see any morals to this story. All I see is unfortunate sad circumstances Nigeria has been now accustomed to.

[@delewunmi]

Don't give up is the moral....or flee

[@veraaddoyobo8482]

This is so sad, to love a country so much that your willing to sacrifice for the country but the power there be will do anything to grained you down

[@mosesnmc5985]

Keep going to school Yoruba and school But specialist in betrayal!

[@bamjoshy]

moses nmc that, “If you are emotionally attached to your tribe, religion or political leaning to the point that truth and justice become secondary considerations, your education is useless. Your exposure is useless. If you cannot reason beyond petty sentiments, you are a liability to mankind.” - Dr Chuba Okadigbo.

[@bamjoshy]

moses nmc as Dr Adetunji Adeniyan betrayed anybody? Please help provide empirical evidence that can attest to this.

[@princeayo2002]

@moses nmc, It's better to just keep quiet sometimes. It's not compulsory to comment if you don't have anything reasonable to say. Silence is Golden.

[@mosesnmc5985]

Prince Ayo if you thought of silence being golden then you should have kept quiet yourself

[@mosesnmc5985]

bamjoshy am not specifying... not just the said doctor but to all Yoruba people! With the way they love going to school and their level of intelligence they should know the danger behind betrayal... that’s my point