{"id":5912,"date":"2015-06-11T07:38:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T07:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2015-07-13T02:52:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T02:52:15","slug":"nigerian-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/nigerian-genius","title":{"rendered":"A Nigerian Genius Breaks A 50-Year Old Academic Record In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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During his time at Tokai University, the Nigerian student won six awards for academic excellence, solved a mathematical equation that was unsolvable for 30 years, but most importantly, earned the highest grade point average given at a Japanese university since 1965!<\/p>\n<h2>A multitalented young man<\/h2>\n<p>Ekong accomplished all these achievements while working two jobs to pay his tuition fees. The young mathematician from Lagos speaks four languages:\u00a0English, French, Yoruba and Japanese. During his free time, he plays the saxophone and manages a clothing store.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5916\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/9896417c6a6bd00babe66a12d5180a781.jpg\" alt=\"9896417c6a6bd00babe66a12d5180a78\" width=\"700\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/9896417c6a6bd00babe66a12d5180a781.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/9896417c6a6bd00babe66a12d5180a781-327x300.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/215328425910939922\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>An engineer\u00a0destined for greatness<\/h2>\n<p>Ekong, who is currently working for Nissan, has two electric car design patents to his name. 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