Senator Shehu Sani on Thursday heaped praises on a Southern Kaduna girl Nasara Dabo whose intelligence quotient (IQ) ranks among the top 1% globally.
In January 2023, Dabo emerged as the best candidate in the International Mathematical Olympiad (junior category) after solving 34 tough mathematics questions.
Dabo solved the math problems in 172 seconds, an average of 5 seconds per question.
The student of Ideal College International in Kaduna, outshone 150 competitors worldwide, securing a total score of 145. Along with the gold medal, she earned the Olympiad champion title in the prestigious competition that gathers participants from over 100 countries.
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Shortly after, Dabo scored an IQ of 150, placing her in the top 1% of Mensa candidates globally. She surpassed over 2,000 Mensa IQ candidates who also took the test, and received an official Mensa IQ certification, making her a member of the Menda’s High IQ society.
Also, Dabo recently bagged a LIMCA Award for memorising a whopping 673 binary numbers in less than nine minutes at the Memory Championship by Mind Sports Olympiad.
In his post on X, Sani, who used to represent Kaduna Central at the Senate, said Dabo is a motivation for young people.
“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 is such a motivation for young people. Southern Kaduna is blessed,” he wrote.
