Dr. Olukoya Left A Record As The First Graduate To Make First Class In UNILAG’s Microbiology Department Since the University Came Into Existence In 1962

Daniel Kolawole Olukoya is a Nigerian pastor, scientist and professor.

He is the founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries. Olukoya is the first Nigerian scientist to clone genes.

Personal life

Olukoya is married to Elizabeth Folasade Olukoya. They got married on November 11, 1989, and had a son, Elijah Toluwani Olukoya.

Works
Achievements

Olukoya left a record as the first graduate to make first class in UNILAG’s Microbiology Department since the university came into existence in 1962.

He was also the first Nigerian to attain a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.

Back home in Nigeria, as a researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Olukoya made significant contributions to biotechnology and health. One of these was the invention of a new type of Ogi named DogiK that can control diarrhea and also contains some improved nutritional qualities.

He was also the first scientist to establish an indigenous laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in Nigeria and the first to clone genes in the country.

Olukoya had logged in no fewer than 80 scientific publications and supervised several other scientists and medical scholars 30 of whom earned their PhD under his supervision and are all currently doing well in their chosen fields

Olukoya’s ministry, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries is one of the most popular and widespread African Christian ministries, with branches in over 120 countries.

In April 2019 the University of Lagos awarded Olukoya with a Doctor of Science.

Olukoya become a professor of biotechnology at Mountain Top University in December 2022.

Source: Wikipedia

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