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Campus News3 min read2026-05-24

Dangote Launches ₦1 Trillion Scholarship for 1.3 Million Nigerian

Africa’s richest man and Group President/CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled a ₦1 trillion education scholarship intervention — one of the largest privately funded education programmes in Nigeria’s histo...

Azeez

Azeez

24 May 2026

Dangote Launches ₦1 Trillion Scholarship for 1.3 Million Nigerian
Key takeaways
  • Africa’s richest man and Group President/CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled a ₦1 trillion education scholarship intervention — one of the largest privately funded education programmes in Nigeria’s history.
  • Announcing the initiative in Lagos on Thursday, Dangote said ₦100 billion will be spent annually for 10 years, targeting over 1.3 million Nigerian learners across secondary, technical, and tertiary education.
  • The programme will be implemented under the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) and will serve as a strategic investment in Nigeria’s future, not charity, the industrialist said.

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