Girl Who Hawked Under Bridge in Lagos Gains Admission into UNILAG, Her Photos Go Viral on Twitter
- A Nigerian girl who was desirous of going to university despite her poor condition has finally found help
- In 2021, the girl was found under Oshodi bridge, where she and her mum hawked biscuits to feed the family
- Now, the girl has gained admission into the University of Lagos, with the help of Tunde Onakoya
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A Nigerian girl who was a hawker has gained admission into the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
The young girl named Elizabeth was found at Oshodi, under the bridge, where she hawked biscuits with her mother.
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According to the story shared on Twitter, the girl and her mother had no place to stay and lived under the bridge after each day of business.
Nigerian hawker becomes a student of UNILAG
Chess education promoter Tunde Onakoya said he found Elizabeth in 2021, and she was desirous of going to school.
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Onakoya said his organisation paid for the girl's examination, and now, she has gained admission to study Education and History.
He said in the tweet:
"Elizabeth was hawking biscuits under Oshodi bridge with her Mum when we met her in 2021. They didn't have a place to live but she wanted to go to school so we paid for her exams. Today, she gained admission into Unilag to study Education and history. I'm not crying I promise."
See the tweet below:
Reactions from Twitter users
@MaryTheresify said:
"God bless you and your team for putting smiles on the faces of many families. May God reward you bountifully."
@TongnanDafung said:
"Beautiful stories. Saw the tweet when someone asked you why you don’t talk about politics and you simply said “Everyone has his battle”. We’re so proud of you."
@pweety_lizzy said:
"May God continue to bless you for giving these youngsters hope and putting a smile on their faces."
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Ibukunoluwa Areo was, in the year 2016, withdrawn from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife for poor performance.
After years of unsuccessful attempts at getting into school, she finally did it and finished not only as the best-graduating student but with awards and N400k.
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