Joel Adams, a Nigerian, was on Thursday commissioned into the British Royal Air Force as a Flying Officer of an Aero-Systems Specialist Engineer.
A native of Abejukolo in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, Adams graduated with first-class degree in Electrical Engineering from the Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State.

He holds a PhD in Industrial Systems and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge after completing a master’s degree in Control Systems from the Imperial College London.

He was a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship for Innovation and Development under the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration.
He was made a British citizen shortly after his commissioning.