Russia Celebrates Ifesinachi Nelson Ezeh who Graduated with CGP 5.0 in Masters, Degree. First of its kind in Africa.
Ifesinachi Nelson Ezeh, a 26-year-old, Enugu State-born student, finished his Master’s degree in Agronomy at Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University. His feat earned him a Ph.D scholarship.
Graduating with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 the highest Russia has ever recorded. Ifesinachi’s research on species of Aegilops won him recognition from the Science Community in the Europe.
In the course of the study, Ifesinachi discovered inadequacies in the previous researches carried out by scholars in the field. After his research, it was discovered that previous researchers falsified records and gave the Russian government wrong information about the Aegilops species.
Ifesinachi’s results enabled the Russian government to update plant bank gene collections with effective genes.
Ifesinachi’s feat improved the ratings of Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University and fetched him a scholarship for his Master’s degree.
He completed his undergraduate degree with a CGPA of 4.92 and finished his Master’s degree with a CGPA of 5.0 – a distinction. While his academic feat was being celebrated by the Russians, he was unsung by his country
Ifesinachi said he did not get any commendation from the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow.
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