One of the best ways to make a statement is to do something that no one has ever done before, well this was the case as 300,000 pupils representing more than 600 public schools in Lagos made history by simultaneously brushing their teeth for 60 seconds across different locations in the state.
India held the previous record; achieving the fit with 177,003 pupils in 2007.
The new Guiness Book of Records entry began at exactly 2:15pm on Thursday after Dr. Lawal Bakare, the founder of HEIT Solutions, and the convener of the Tooth Brushing Challenge Project, had certified that each of the participants has a tooth brush and toothpaste provided by Unilever Nigeria Limited, one of the event sponsors at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.