Guinness World Records: Unilorin student claims ‘longest maths lesson’ title
Kazeem Sanusi, a final year student in the University of Ilorin mathematics department, has claimed to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’.
Mr Sanusi broke the record with a lecture spanning 31 hours, 42 minutes and 54 seconds.
The university’s spokesman, Kunle Akogun, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Mr Akogun said the Guinness World Records representatives witnessed the ground-breaking event, as the student smashed the previous record of 26 hours of non-stop lessons.
Mr Sanusi performed the feat to the cheers of a captivated audience led by the university’s vice-chancellor, Wahab Egbewole, and deputy vice-chancellor (management services), Adegboyega Fawole.
Also present at the event were the registrar, Mansur Alfanla, dean of physical sciences, Abdullahi Baba, dean of student affairs, Alex Akanmu, and student union president, Victor Agezeh, among others.
(NAN)
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