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20-year-old student who works at construction sites to finance her education to get full scholarship
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20-year-old student who works at construction sites to finance her education to get full scholarship

by  Nathaniel Crabbe 2 min read

- In a story taking a grass-to-grace dimension, heavens have eventually smiled at 20-year-old Jennifer Efemonghe

- Minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, promised to award a full scholarship to the UNIBEN student

- Efemonghe became a sensation after her interview with Legit TV at a construction site where she "earns her regular "2K"

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Sunday Dare, Nigerian minister of youth and sports, has promised to award "a full scholarship" to young Nigerian lady Jennifer Efemonghe after being impressed by her hardworking spirit.

The minister made this known on Thursday, May 20, in a statement via a series of tweets by his special adviser on ICT and corporate relations, Oluwakemi Ann-Melody Areola.

After Legit story, FG Promises to Sponsor 200L Varsity Student who Goes to Construction Site for "2k"
Jennifer Efemonghe has been awarded a full scholarship after Legit TV interview.
Source: UGC

Efemonghe shot into the limelight following an interview with Legit TV where the 20-year-old student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo state revealed that she always went to construction sites to get her regular "2k."

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The 200l student of banking and finance, who said she was initially embarrassed after being mocked by her friends, said she was doing a labourer job to help finance her education and help her less-privileged family.

Dare said Efemonghe will be seen through the remaining years in the universities, adding that "both her tuition and accommodation bills" will be catered for.

"The Minister has committed to paying both her tuition and accommodation bills till she leaves the institution in 3 years time.
"His only requests to the 20yr old are that she should be a good representative of the youth by achieving academic excellence.

"The Minister admonished her to no longer return to the menial labour cement carrying field job but face her studies with all passion," part of the statement read.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a young Nigerian student went viral after she showcased her hustle as a labourer.

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In a Twitter post, she made on Friday, March 26, @02franx shared pictures of herself with a head pan and flanked by male labour workers at a construction site. She captioned it:

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.

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