FUTA First Class Graduate Becomes Professor in the United Kingdom After Rapid Academic Rise
A former student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Abdullahi Saka, has attracted widespread attention following his rise from a First Class graduate in Quantity Surveying to a Professor at the University of Westminster within a relatively short period.
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A former student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Abdullahi Saka, has attracted widespread attention following his rise from a First Class graduate in Quantity Surveying to a Professor at the University of Westminster within a relatively short period.
Saka graduated from FUTA in 2016 with a First Class degree in Quantity Surveying before proceeding to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where he earned a PhD in Construction in 2021.
Following the completion of his doctoral studies, he advanced steadily within the academic system in the United Kingdom. Between 2022 and 2024, he served as a Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University before joining the University of Westminster as a Reader (Associate Professor) in 2024.
He has now been promoted to the rank of full Professor, a development that has continued to generate reactions across academic and social circles, with many describing his journey as a remarkable example of academic excellence, consistency, research impact, and international recognition.
Saka’s rapid progression through the global academic system has also sparked conversations around the growing visibility of Nigerian scholars in international higher education and research environments.
The achievement is being celebrated by students, academics, and admirers as an inspiring story of discipline, intellectual growth, and professional advancement in the global academic community.
