I Drove Taxi To Fund My Education In US, Tinubu Speaks On Reason For NELFUND
Channels Television's headline. Reported by Channels Television, The Sun Nigeria, Vanguard, Punch, Nigerian Tribune.
What Channels Television reported
The president said he understood the difficulties of paying tuition and accommodation while pursuing an education, adding that every Nigerian child deserved equal opportunities regardless of their background or their parents’ financial circumstances.
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I Drove Taxi To Fund My Education In US, Tinubu Speaks On Reason For NELFUND. The president said he understood the difficulties of paying tuition and accommodation while pursuing an education, adding that every Nigerian child deserved equal opportunities regardless of their background or their parents’ financial circumstances. Covered by 5 publications. Channels Television: I Drove Taxi To Fund My Education In US, Tinubu Speaks On Reason For NELFUND. The Sun Nigeria: Tinubu: I drove taxi in US to fund my education. Vanguard: I drove taxi to fund my education in US – Tinubu. Punch: I drove taxi in US to fund my university education — Tinubu. Nigerian Tribune: How I drove taxi to earn money for my education in US — Tinubu.
Who is covering it
- Channels Television Nigeria I Drove Taxi To Fund My Education In US, Tinubu Speaks On Reason For NELFUND The president said he understood the difficulties of paying tuition and accommodation while pursuing an education, adding that every Nigerian child deserved equal opportunities regardless of their background or their parents’ financial circumstances. 3 h ago · Tier 2
- The Sun Nigeria Nigeria Tinubu: I drove taxi in US to fund my education President Bola Tinubu has revealed that he worked as a taxi driver and took up several other jobs in the United States to finance his university education, saying his personal struggles as a student shaped his administration’s commitment to expanding access to education in Nigeria. 2 h ago · Tier 3
- Vanguard Nigeria I drove taxi to fund my education in US – Tinubu “When I first arrived in the United States as a young man, I drove a taxi to earn money for my education. I even had to postpone starting school for several months to save enough,” he said. 4 h ago · Tier 3
- Punch Nigeria I drove taxi in US to fund my university education — Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has recalled how he worked as a taxi driver in the US to finance his university education, linking it to his education reforms. 3 h ago · Tier 3
- Nigerian Tribune Nigeria How I drove taxi to earn money for my education in US — Tinubu “When I first arrived in the United States as a young man, I drove a taxi to earn money for my education. I even had to..." 3 h ago · Tier 3
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