The Vice President, Senator Kashim has flagged off the Aliko Dangote Foundation at AlikoDangote foundation Education Scholarship Initiative, with a call for stakeholders to recommit to building a future where every Nigerian child can become the best version of themselves.
This is just as the President of the Foundation, Alhaji at AlikoDangote, unveiled a ₦100 billion annual education support programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s educational sector and expanding access to quality learning for young people nationwide.
The programme, projected to cost ₦1 trillion over the next ten years, will support students across multiple levels through a range of targeted schemes.
Speaking on Thursday in Lagos during the launch of the education scholarship scheme, the Vice President extolled Dangote’s philanthropic stride, saying education is a burden carried by those with the knowledge of its power to transform.
