Guinness World Records (GWR) is encouraging more Africans to emulate Nigerians in their pursuit of breaking records.
However, they emphasize the importance of registering their attempts and adhering to the rules.
Nigeria has witnessed a surge in record-breaking endeavors, sparked by chef Hilda Baci’s four-day cook-a-thon, which was officially recognized by GWR.
According to GWR’s editor-in-chief, Craig Glenday, his organization has received a staggering 1,572 applications from Nigerians for record attempts since chef Hilda’s feat gained widespread attention.
People have been crying non-stop, massaging non-stop and frying huge amounts of snails, among other things – all in an effort to get recognition.
“I really like it when people are passionate about record-breaking,” Mr Glenday said.
“We definitely want to see more people from Africa generally setting records – it’s a good thing.”
But he added that GWR wants to be notified first so they can assess the record attempt and see if it is measurable and establish the rules.
Mr Glenday said 95% of record attempts get rejected.