“Naija no dey carry last” sometimes sounds like an unnecessary catchphrase, but Nigerians across the world have been proving that Nigerians don’t carry last in their endeavours. For years, Nigerians have broken world records, set new records, entered rooms through unexpected doors, succeeding and excelling, flying the Nigerian flag with pride. From academic excellence to entrepreneurship, we shared the news of a few Nigerians excelling and exceeding expectations abroad in the past week.

Let’s recap some of them:

Nnabuike Chisom

Nigerian graduate Nnabuike Chisom went viral after delivering a flawless graduation keynote speech in fluent Mandarin at the master’s graduation ceremony at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

Dorcas Akanbi

Nigerian student Dr Dorcas Akanbi has graduated from medical school in Russia with an impressive 4.90/5.00 CGPA.
She also delivered her valedictory speech in Russian at her induction into the medical profession. Congratulations to Dr. Dorcas Akanbi remarkable achievement.

Kehinde Idowu

Meet Dr Kehinde Opeoluwa Idowu, the Nigerian doctor whose quick thinking and life-saving intervention helped save a stranger’s life after he suffered a heart attack behind the wheel in Roswell, Georgia.

When John Nimmo’s car swerved off Holcomb Bridge Road after he went into cardiac arrest, Dr. Idowu followed the vehicle, rushed to his aid, and performed CPR for about 10 minutes until emergency responders arrived—an act that proved lifesaving.

Dr Idowu is a family physician and hospice and palliative medicine specialist at Northside Hospital. He earned his medical degree from Meharry Medical College, completed his Family Medicine residency at the…