Shock as Enioluwa’s mum bags PhD at 45 after rewriting WAEC

Popular media personality and influencer, Enioluwa Adeoluwa, has taken to social media to celebrate his mother, Dr. (Mrs.) Bola Adeoluwa, who has officially bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), marking an extraordinary milestone in her academic journey.

In a post, Enioluwa shared the inspiring story of his mother’s resilience, revealing that while many people often praise his father for his academic achievements as a professor, his mother has been the silent force who instilled discipline, perseverance, and determination in their lives.

“When it comes to academics, everyone always talks about my dad —and rightly so, he’s a Professor. But my mum? She’s not often remembered in that same light… Yet what most people don’t know is that she’s always been the quiet force behind the scenes,” he wrote.

According to Enioluwa, his mother’s path to earning a doctorate was far from conventional.

She went back to rewrite WAEC in order to sit for Mathematics, and at the age of 45, she returned to school to pursue another first degree, proving that age is no barrier to achieving one’s dreams.

He went on to reveal her impressive academic accomplishments, which include:

• Two First Degrees

• Two Master’s Degrees

• A Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

• And now, a PhD

Celebrating her passion, he added:

“That’s resilience. That’s strength… even in the quiet moments when no one was watching, she showed up for herself. She’s my biggest inspiration.”