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.
Ekong, from 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, his country’s native language, and paid his way through university himself.
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Ekong at work |
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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