Kingsley Ukwaja
Nov 7 · 1 min read

Well done, Dr Aminu.

Interesting to see the work of Dr Aliyu Isa Aliyu. Indeed, he is one of the top emerging scholars from Nigeria and he should be celebrated.

However, I feel calling him“ arguably the most published Nigerian of his age” appears to be somewhat too serious.

I am sure there might be a few of our members (of the Nigerian Young Academy) who may be younger than him, and have a similar or better research output. For example, I know a few young friends from the Academy (under-40 lecturers, not sure of their age) at ABU, Zaria with a similar profile.

Also, I am a year older, yet to complete a PhD (just completed residency), have over twice the research output mentioned…..all the while being based in Nigeria…. And…I will not even believe that I am the most published Nigerian of my age…

When he completes his fellowship and return to Nigeria, I believe Dr Aliyu will be an excellent addition to the Academy.

    Kingsley Ukwaja

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