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PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by 360frolic(op): 1:50pm On Nov 06, 2015

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A Nigerian student has achieved the highest grades at a Japanese university for the past 50 years, while solving a mathematical equation which was unsolvable 30 years ago, in his first semester.

Ufot Ekong achieved a first in electrical engineering at Tokai University in Tokyo, scoring the best marks since 1965, CCTV Africa reported.

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Ekong an Ibibio who lived in Lagos, also plays the saxophone, and runs a retail wears and accessories shop in Japan called Strictly African Japan.

The Nigerian speaks English, French, Japanese and Yoruba. Ekong paid his way through university himself.

He currently works for Nissan and has already patented two products, as well as making an electric car which reaches up to 128 kmph.
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Ekong was honoured with his picture on a billboard in his hometown.

During his time at university, Ekong has won six awards for academic excellence.

SOURCE: http://www.edificationinfo.com/2015/11/photos-nigerian-student-ufot-ekong.html

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Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by Ibelong2God: 1:54pm On Nov 06, 2015

What a beautiful news!

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by chaloner(m): 1:55pm On Nov 06, 2015

A biafran .....sweet news

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by idu1(m): 1:57pm On Nov 06, 2015

That's great

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by bandol(m): 1:58pm On Nov 06, 2015

We need more of this. keep soaring high bro!

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by benedictnsi(m): 2:02pm On Nov 06, 2015

bandol:
We need more of this. keep soaring high bro!

You d expect more huh

You no go break your own records huh

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by psucc(m): 2:03pm On Nov 06, 2015

That's cool. In every nation, while the good are making us proud, the bad ones are busy trafficking everything, even toothpick

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by McCarlito(m): 2:05pm On Nov 06, 2015

This is a wake up call for our educational sectors...... Nigerians abroad soars higher than those back here in Nigeria.... Let's give it to this calabar man....

Meanwhile I love the shoulder pad on his suit grin

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Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by bandol(m): 2:11pm On Nov 06, 2015

benedictnsi:
You d expect more You no go break your own records

there is time for everything and the reality is that such privilege is only meant for few. if God wills we shall surely get there too

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by Nobody: 2:13pm On Nov 06, 2015

Great....they are doing well.

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by haylad(m): 2:19pm On Nov 06, 2015

Ok God will increase him for making us Proud.

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by Horus(m): 2:25pm On Nov 06, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW5ZNndVa2s

[size=15pt]Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong In Japan[/size]

Ufot Ekong from Nigeria speaks 5 languages and speaks of scholarships and university life.

Re: PHOTOS: Nigerian Student Ufot Ekong Breaks 50 Year Record In Japan by Phame: 2:27pm On Nov 06, 2015

I'm proud!
Those small-eyed frog-eaters from the land of PM Abe will have reason not to look down on any nigerian in the next 30 years...we just showed them what we can do.
#respect