President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don open up on how e drive taxi and do different jobs for America to raise money for im university education, saying the dream wait for some months but e no die.
Tinubu talk am for message on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, while e dey talk about wetin im government don do for education. E recall say when e first reach United States as young man, e drive taxi to earn money for school. E even postpone starting school for several months to save enough money.
According to am, later for Chicago, e take different jobs to pay im way through university. The story no be one quick triumph: school had to wait, but the dream remain alive.
Tinubu still talk say e graduate from Chicago State University in 1979, majoring in accounting. That qualification, according to the account, help lay foundation for im professional journey, before e later work for finance, enter politics, govern Lagos and become President of Nigeria.
E use the reflection to link im own experience with the choices many young Nigerians dey face when tuition, accommodation and daily survival dey press dem. For am, the road to classroom first pass through workplace.
The President also point to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, saying more than ₦372 billion don go into students’ institutional fees and upkeep. E say the idea na make pikin chance no depend only on the money wey im parents get.
NELFUND dey under the student loan law wey Tinubu sign for April 2024. The scheme dey provide interest-free support for eligible students in government tertiary institutions, to help dem pay school fees and handle upkeep while dem dey study.
