Nigerian Philanthropist gives 5,000 students scholarships
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 6:12PM Alhaji Lawan Umar Shakka gave scholarships to about 5,000 students in Kano State, Nigeria. The philanthropist explained that the scholarship will help the students cushion the cost of pursuing an education:
"It's part of my policy to ensure that students of Ungogo Local Government Area and it's environs benefited from the gesture."
Alhaji Shakka added that the President's 7-point agenda is in dire need of people to support the government's policy and that his scholarship program will help President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's administration by assisting people to find employment, which will improve the country economically.
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Reader Comments (9)
Good day sir. Am really impress with a job well done by you. May Allah reward you. Sir am a secondary school graduate with a very poor background. I will very happy if am also given a preveledge and the oppurtunity to go to the united state to study in a highschool. I have so much talent which i will like to exploit. I will be very happy if my request is been considered. Love to hear from you soon.
Good day sir, i am writting with to the free schorlarship you offer to students with great potentials. I must not fail to commend your effort for indeed you have a source of inspiration to many Nigerian children and youth. Am an undergraduate student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, i will like you sir to also grant me that same previlage and opportunity which you have given to many other Nigerian students. I am optimistic that you will grant my request and may ALLAH bless you. I hope to hear from you sir. Thank you.
Sir
You are the kind of helper we are praying to Allah tom send to the people
please kindly do more because Allah will surely reward you.Sir i also need your help
to study in outside country
sir,
i am currently a student of university of Benin, studying political science, i need your help sir for my school fees which is N42,500. there is no means i could raise this money except God through good people like you, i shall everly thankful if this mountain of mine can be levelled. thanks may the Almighty God bless you richly.
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Sir.
You have done well by helping the less priviledged. You are one of such people that please Gods hearth. Keep doing it and God will keep blessing you. Am in 100 level. Michael okpara university of agriculture umudike Abia state. But i have no hope of paying my 200 level titution fee. Its #38,000 only. As you do this God will continue to bless you. Nwoku Emmanuel.
Sir,
I am a 23 year old male Nigerian. As a result of lack of sponsorship, my academic life is facing a difficult time. Since I finished secondary school, I have written and passed four UME but as a result of nobody to aid me finacially, I couldn't go to school. I will be happy if you can make me study in any university.
Yours Sincerely,
EGEDE MACKSON.
07030902875
ALHAJI GOOD DAY SIR. YOU ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE NEED IN THIS COUNTRY TO HELP THE UNDER PRIVILEGED ONES TO STAND ON THEIR FEET.
AM A YOUNG WOMAN IN HER EARLY 30's AND I HAVE SPONSORSHIP PROBLEM. I HAD STOP SCHOOLING BECAUSE OF THIS AND I DECIDED TO PICK UP EMPLOYMENT BUT HONESTLY I HAVE'NT SO FAR GET THE KIND OF MONEY TO HELP WITH SCHOOL. ISHA ALLAH I HAVE PLAN TO START A DEGREE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI BY MAY THIS YEAR (2010).
PLEASE SIR NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM YOU IS TO SMALL.
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ALHAJI SIR,MY ACADEMIC PURSUIT IS IN GREAT JEOPARDY.I VE WRITTEN SO MANY EXAMS SEVERALLY WITH THE DREAM OF FINDING A SAVIOUR SOME DAY. EVEN TO LEARN A TRADE IS NT THE BEST OPTION SINCE I LL STILL NEED MONEY TO START THE BIZ.SIR, I WISH TRIBE OR REGION WOULD NOT PREVENT YOU FROM HELPING ME.THANK YOU SIR.YOURS FAITHFULLY,EMODI HARMLESS NZUBE.ANAMBRA STATE.07030128883
Good day sir, i've read about your generosity and all. I'm from a family of five,the last child and i have a dream of been a Geologist but money has been my challenge infact am processing my admission at university of Ado ekiti presently which is obviosly waving due to money.sir i believe i must not die with my unborn dreams.
Please i need your financial assitance no amount is meaningless.
Olayinka shonde
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