I Drove Taxi To Fund My Education In US, Tinubu Speaks On Reason For NELFUND
Tinubu said his experience as a taxi driver in the United States inspired NELFUND, which has provided over N372 billion in student loans.
- On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu shared that he drove a taxi in Chicago to fund his education, citing this experience as primary motivation for creating the Nigerian Education Loan Fund .
- These personal experiences shaped Tinubu's commitment to expanding educational opportunities, prompting the Federal Government to secure a new agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities providing a 40 per cent salary increase.
- The administration reported rehabilitating 38 technical colleges, returning over one million out-of-school children to learning, and investing N110 billion to rehabilitate 24 medical schools.
- Through NELFUND, the government has provided over N372 billion in loans for institutional fees and upkeep, enabling students to complete four-year courses on time.
- The education ministry launched an interactive A-Z platform to inform Nigerians about opportunities, while the administration continues implementing a new curriculum restoring Nigerian History to classrooms.
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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.
Nigeria: I Drove Taxi to Fund My Education in U.S.
President Bola Tinubu has recalled how he worked as a taxi driver and took up other jobs to finance his education in the United States, saying his personal experience has shaped his commitment to expanding educational opportunities for Nigerian children.
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I was once a taxi driver in America
President Bola Tinubu has said that he was once a taxi driver in the United States of America. Tinubu, in a statement, compared his past experiences with his administration’s student loan programme. According to him, after arriving in the United States, he drove a taxi to raise money for his education and postponed starting school […] I was once a taxi driver in America
Tinubu recalls driving taxi in US to fund university education
By Emmanuella Opara | November 4th 2026 KEY POINTS MAIN STORY President Bola Tinubu has recalled working as a taxi driver and taking up different jobs in the United States to finance his university education, saying his personal experience with the cost of schooling influenced his administration’s efforts to expand access to education in Nigeria. […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.
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