"She is Gifted": Nigerian Girl From Kaduna State Solves 34 Mathematics Questions in 172 Seconds, Wins Gold

"She is Gifted": Nigerian Girl From Kaduna State Solves 34 Mathematics Questions in 172 Seconds, Wins Gold

  • A 13-year-old Nigerian girl has sparkled like a million stars in the International Mathematics Olympiad
  • The girl named Nasara James Dabo solved 34 mathematics questions within a space of 172 seconds to emerge tops
  • The extremely gifted girl is a student of Ideal International College in Kaduna state and she was given a gold medal

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A 13-year-old Nigerian wonder kid has emerged tops in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

The wonder girl is identified as Nasara James Dabo and she is a student of Ideal International College in Kaduna state.

Photo of Nasara James Dabo.
Nasara solved 34 questions within 172 seconds. Photo credit: Twitter/@KadunaNews247, Image Source and Artpartner-Images/Getty Images.
Source: UGC

According to a December 27 post made on Twitter by Kaduna Affairs, Nasara dazzled like a million stars during the arithmetic contest.

Nigerian kid, Nasara James Dabo wins maths olympiad

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Nasara was able to solve a total of 34 mathematics questions within a space of 172 seconds.

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To achieve this incredible feat, the brilliant girl defeated 150 other contestants in the junior category of the stiff competition.

Nasara has been awarded a gold medal for her amazing achievement during the contest.

See the tweet below:

Reactions from Twitter users

@mike_mazi said:

"Congratulations Nasara James Dabo. Say her name!!!!"

@Reemydgr8 reacted:

"Congratulations Nasara James Dabo......as your name "Nasara" translate as Victory, you will continue being victorious."

@kulkath said:

"That’s what I’m talking about. Diamond in the rough. Nice one!"

@KadunaNews247 commented:

"Wow, a big big congratulations to her. I wish her more success in life ahead."

@ededefavour said:

"Olympiad really humbled me during Secondary school. Congrats!"

@VybezTu reacted:

"This is this kind of good new I expect from the northerners."

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@liquid_gold22 said:

"Congratulations Nasara James Dabo. Beauty with brains. You'll go places girl."

@realsultanoa commented:

"I still can't answer 15 questions in 4mins."

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In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian boy who is a hawker displayed great mathematics skills.

The young boy was seen in a viral video answering maths questions without the aid of a calculator.

A lot of Nigerians who saw the video called for the boy to be helped to develop his skills.

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