Ufot ekong biography definition

It always puts a smile on the face when you come across stories of young black and African students who are internationally recognized for their ingenuity.

Here is one such example about a Nigerian student called Ufot Ukong. He's been breaking the internet and for all the good reasons. 

Below is an excerpt from the Huffington Post 

" 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