A young inspiring girl has been found in Cross River State engaging in a roadside business to see herself through school.

The young girl is simply identified as Vicky, who sells newspapers to pay her fees.

According to Vanguard, Vicky, who said she started selling newspapers when she was nine years old and in Junior Secondary, JSS III in WAPI, disclosed that she made on the average N500 and N600 proceeds daily from the venture.





“I also gave the regular (daily) for N50.00 and sports newspaper for N20.00 to those who came here to read and return the paper and still sold the paper to those who wanted to buy,” she said.

She said her school runs two sessions and she attends the afternoon session, which affords her time to sell newspapers in the morning before leaving for school.

“Many prominent people live in this area, commissioners, House of Assembly members, judges, businessmen and even the present governor of our state before he became governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, used to buy papers from me,”
she further said.
On how she gets the papers to sell, Vicky said she wakes up at 5.30 every morning and heads to Bassey Duke Street, the newspaper distribution point to collect the day’s papers when they arrive from Port Harcourt and Asaba every morning and by 8.00 am, she was already at her stand where some customers were waiting for her to arrive with the day’s papers.

“If there is a breaking news, before I get here, people are waiting for me, but some days, especially during the rainy season, because of the bad roads, papers arrive here late, except during weekends whether bad road or no bad road, the van drivers do manage to get here on time since the papers are produced early,”
she said.

When she was asked what she does with the money, or if she hands it to her parents, the the fair-skinned girl retorted “No,” adding that she used the money to meet her needs in school and pay her fees, except when there was urgent need at home and her parents had no money, then she could help out.

Her words:
“I use the money to meet my school needs, but sometimes, I help at home when my parents ask me to, may be they have no immediate cash at that time.”

She said she was yet to decide if she would continue being a vendor after her education, but for now, the business was quite lucrative.

Source:https://vardgist..com/2017/02/meet-12-year-old-girl-who-pays-her-own.html?m=1

Lalasticlala, mynd44, ijebabe

may God bless ha hustle, more grease to ur elbow

Nice

Ok

Not a new thing.

Against the odds. Very inspiring...

great

this is nice

I know of some 30± guys who still depends on their parents for tips

When u determined to succeed, ur enemy will be afraid to withstand u.



Choose something meaningful to with ur time while u got the chance.

God bless u young girl

All those people who want their faces trending on social media would now locate her, give her 50naira, and take pictures with her, have them posted on every social medium, telling the world they've assisted her.

This is nice of her, I pray God give u a helper from one of your customers. Amen



This is kind of an inspiring story,

Blame d dullard

Imagine what she will be doing by 20, I see a boss lady in the future, all value without covering her sense with much makeup,Brazilian or being a bad example on BBnig for 25m.

This is the kind of girl i respect with all my heart, imagine having hustling spirit at this age. Bet me, before she finish from secondary school she must have established a good business that is bigger than this newspaper business and i wil never advise her to go to university unless she want to study a medical related course like medicine etc.



















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A 12 year old girl, who should be focusing on school and getting enough rest everyday is waking to work before 5:30 am, it's not fair. It should not be.

This is not inspiring at all. Shame on all the big people in the government who met this girl and could not grant her scholarship.

Shame on her parents for sending her out before day break to make money for them. It's not safe, she's a young girl. I hope they take her off the streets.

We should celebrate the girl, but we should definitely not accept what she's doing as normal. It isn't.

Nice one. By reason of this news may you get help from all directions

But why only one picture?

Solution has come.
Social media has revealed her for help.

So all the house of assembly members, judges, commissioners and even the present governor have not seen that this girl deserves a little relief. I mean she's was nine they have come and gone but none of them have helped. Ride on vicky, i see an independent woman in you.

she will be great oo. All "victorias" are cute and hardworking

Keep it up girl. outer of space is your limit

Though not normal in one sense but normal in another sense. She has learnt how business works even at her tender age and has also made name for herself. We have people in their 30s who are still waiting to be fed by their parents. Challenges have way of helping us to discover our strong selves

raayah:
A 12 year old girl, who should be focusing on school and getting enough rest everyday is waking to work before 5:30 am, it's not fair. It should not be.

This is not inspiring at all. Shame on all the big people in the government who met this girl and could not grant her scholarship.

Shame on her parents for sending her out before day break to make money for them. It's not safe, she's a young girl. I hope they take her off the streets.

We should celebrate the girl, but we should definitely not accept what she's doing as normal. It isn't.

Brilliant. Billionaire in the making.

But, do people still buy newspapers in this Era of Internet? Very expensive if you ask me.

sammyscholar:
Though not normal in one sense but normal in another sense. She has learnt how business works even at her tender age and has also made name for herself. We have people in their 30s who are still waiting to be fed by their parents. Challenges have way of helping us to discover our strong selves

I don't buy it. There are various stages in life and I still don't think a 9 year-12year old girl should be out hustling before 5:30 in the morning.

If there is a genuine person that knows this young girl and her PARENTS, you can contact me through my email. I won't mind assisting her educationally. I will like to sponsor her to a good private school in Osun State for free throughout her secondary education and if God leads me to help through her tertiary why not. Like I said if someone knows the FOLKS most especially. Cheers.

raayah:
A 12 year old girl, who should be focusing on school and getting enough rest everyday is waking to work before 5:30 am, it's not fair. It should not be.

This is not inspiring at all. Shame on all the big people in the government who met this girl and could not grant her scholarship.

Shame on her parents for sending her out before day break to make money for them. It's not safe, she's a young girl. I hope they take her off the streets.

We should celebrate the girl, but we should definitely not accept what she's doing as normal. It isn't.

its not enough to sit nd type, u knw where she is nw(cross river) go look for her, ur little contribution can b a life changer,

I wish all young gals were dis industrious.... Rather most of them will prefer young men and married men

raayah:
A 12 year old girl, who should be focusing on school and getting enough rest everyday is waking to work before 5:30 am, it's not fair. It should not be.

This is not inspiring at all. Shame on all the big people in the government who met this girl and could not grant her scholarship.

Shame on her parents for sending her out before day break to make money for them. It's not safe, she's a young girl. I hope they take her off the streets.

We should celebrate the girl, but we should definitely not accept what she's doing as normal. It isn't.

But not everyone had the same options like you.