13-year-old Nigerian girl wins International Mathematical Olympiad

13-year-old Nigerian girl wins International Mathematical Olympiad

A 13-year-old Nigerian girl, Nasara James Dabo, a prodigy from Southern Kaduna State with an IQ that sits amongst the top 1% globally has grabbed global attention after she sweatlessly clinched the International Mathematical Olympiad Champion (IMO) Title.

This was disclosed by Senator Shehu Sani through his X account. He said,

“At the International Mathematical Olympiad, she solved 34 math problems in just 172 seconds, (an average of 5 secs per question) winning a gold medal in the junior category.”

Nasara, who is a student at Ideal College International in Kaduna, outshone 150 competitors worldwide, securing a total score of 145. Along with the gold medal, Nasara earned the Olympiad champion title in the prestigious competition that gathers participants from over 100 countries.

“Shortly after her IMO victory, Nasara took the Mensa IQ test and aced it under strict supervision. Her IQ score of 150 puts her in the top 1% globally among Mensa applicants”.

He added, “Nasara recently bagged a LIMCA Award for memorizing a whopping 673 binary numbers in less than 9 minutes at the Memory Championship by Mind Sports Olympiad.

Nasara’s community did not lag behind in showing her how proud they are of her. The senator revealed, “After bringing great honor to her community, Nasara, who dreams of becoming a doctor, has been offered a scholarship by the Kaduna State government to cover her secondary and university education expenses.”

Nasara has become an exemplary inspiration and motivation for young people.

Some netizens react to this great feat.

Pato pato commented, “By now, this girl should have been getting endorsements and scholarships from multinational companies instead of the BBN participants who converge in a house for 3 months practically doing nothing”.

Elvis Osas Odese celebrated, “That’s a genius, what a blessing she’s to her family and Nigeria”.