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Madonna University awards Hilda Baci scholarship to PhD level
Nigerian Chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, populalry known as Hilda Baci, has been awarded scholarship to PhD level by her alma mater, Madonna University.
NewsWireNGR reports Hilda Bassey gained lots of media attention following her attempt to break the Guiness World Records record for the longest cooking hour.
The university in a statement titled “Celebrating Excellence and Congratulating our proud Alumna, Hilda Bassey Effiong”said; “The management, staff, and students of Madonna University, Nigeria congratulate Hilda Bassey Effiong on the award of scholarship to PhD level.”
Meanwhile, the GWR had said it is “reviewing evidence” from Hilda Bassey’s cook-a-thon.
The statement by the Guiness World Records reacting to Hilda Baci’s attempt reads in part; “Hilda Baci, has been dominating headlines around the world ever since she launched her cooking marathon.
“She’s hoping to snap up the record title for longest cooking marathon (individual) which currently belongs to Lata Tondon (India) with a time of 87 hr 45 min.
“Hilda began cooking on Thursday and continued through to Monday, reportedly whipping up 55 recipes and more than 100 meals in a whopping 100-hour stint.
Officials on our records team look forward to reviewing the evidence and hope to be able to verify Hilda’s efforts as a new record very soon.
A Guinness World Records spokesperson said: “We are aware of the record attempt and are looking forward to receiving the evidence for our Records Management Team to review, before we can confirm the record is official.”