MoneyMan5:
- Faruq Gbolahan Yusuf from Ogbomoso town in Oyo state could not go to school despite having 50% scholarship from a US university


- The young genius had eight distinctions in his WAEC and was the best graduating student in his secondary school


- Yusuf is also good in software development and photography, making him a fully talented individual


Faruq Gbolahan Yusuf, from Ogbomoso town in Oyo state, could not fulfill his higher education dream despite having 50% scholarship to do so.

Born in Lagos on April 5, 2003, Yusuf has always been an academic genius. Graduating as the overall best student in his secondary school was a testament to that.

He had the best grades in eight subjects among which were further mathematics, general mathematics, English language and biology.


Yusuf also had eight distinctions in his school leaving examination and an aggregate score of 321 in 2019 UTME.


The young man’s enthusiasm for knowledge stirred his desire to self-teach himself some computer programming languages like Java, Phython, CSS among others with the internet as his resource place.


He also could develop apps using Arduino open source creation board, a tool where he was able to create a programme that allows users control televisions with their voice.


Yusuf is TOFEL certified with good examination grades. He got 50% scholarship to the University of Kansas in the US but could not take it because of lack of fund.


He is a trained photographer and has a dedicated page on Instagram where he showcases his works.


https://www.legit.ng/1252938-16-year-nigerian-loses-us-university-scholarship-due-lack-money.html

hybridblood07:
I just confirmed you're so dumb! These set of kids with good result should be sponsored by their state government because it will be of help in the future. People like u are the problem of this country.

IamCharles123:

U keep displaying ur ignorance with insult, so the state govt should sponsor student abroad. Aren't you just stupid.
What happened to the state university.
Besides u can't even compare waec now to waec of b4.

Jakumo:


So much hate you have for this young genius. You watch this space. I bet you that the attention of a Nigerian billionaire philanthropist will be drawn to this story, and the rest will be history, as this brilliant gifted shcolar takes off to further his studies in ANY university of his choice, from Oxford to Cambridge in the UK, or to any of the Ivy League colleges, Princeton, Yale or Harvard, in the USA.

Keep mocking him as you type on your 5 thousand naira dumb-phone while riding in your keke-Marwa on your way to work as a security guard.

Without question, this is NOT the end of this story, but the very beginning.

ennyhola:


C'mon , you got this all wrong brother.

I am not hating on him, just stating that he's not furthering his education because he's not ready yet

Jakumo:


That is cool my brother. My impression is that this A-plus student is destined for very great heights of achievement, regardless of the path he chooses to arrive at that ultimate destination.

Kingchineme6:
This is the kind of people we(government organizations) should sponsor, not this non-educational program called BIG BROTHER NAIJA.

hybridblood07:
To cut the story short, he still need money to school here.

He is an indigene of a particular state and i'm they are well of his result. Whats stopping them frkm sponsoring these kids?

Jakumo:
Unlike university degrees from Ghana, as a regional example, Nigerian college diplomas are regarded with a lot of suspicion outside of Nigeria, simply because it is a well known fact that university degrees are very often PURCHASED by students who would otherwise have barely made it through high school, talk less of college.

Thus, any student who really is academically gifted would be best advised to seek that golden fleece in the West, meaning either Western Europe, Canada or the United States, whose institutions of higher learning are renowned and well respected globally. The truth is sad, but plain to see.

temmypotter:
These guys above me though

In a sane country, the brilliant chap would have gotten all the neccesary assistance to ply his brilliance at the very top flight.

And for the silly comments above, the lot of you are probably frustrated empty headed dudes struggling to graduate with a pass even, what nonsense!

MrBrownJay1:


He certainly does need money but I am sure it would be cheaper to school in Nigeria than it would be schooling abroad. Just because he is smart does not automatically mean he MUST school abroad. There are many smart kids schooling in Nigeria and there is nothing wrong with them, is it?



You really think that the way to go forward in Nigeria is to spend money, that would be best invested elsewhere (healthcare/education etc), to send local kids to school abroad?!?!?! Really?!

myfan:
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Workability is under probability. It may work, it may not work. Those big men you think, even when you tag them on Twitter and others, they may see it and wave away, pretending they never saw it. Wicked and those not wishing you well in life plenty in this country.

9jaRealist:


With all due respect, that’s just nonsense...
Once the US Embassy authenticates that it’s not forged, the substance of the certificate is NOT an issue.

Thousands of Nigerian university graduates have proceeded to graduate programs in the West...
And thousands of doctors educated in Nigerian universities are practicing in the UK, US and Canada.
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Jakumo:
This reassuring statement is appreciated sir, though I will add that doctors who graduated from Nigerian medical schools do not simply commence practice in the UK, USA or Canada without first undergoing a series of intensive and exhaustive accreditation examinations before being permitted to practice outside of Nigeria. I have personally encountered medical doctors and lawyers who make ends meet in the USA driving taxi cabs and lecturing in high schools and junior colleges, illustrating that the career path you describe is by no means automatic and free of impediments.

Furthermore, graduates of Nigerian universities seeking employment in the West do encounter significant skepticism and close scrutiny, in their quest to enroll in graduate programs, though standards may be somewhat more lax in countries like Poland, whose own academic credentials are viewed with a jaundiced eye even within the European Union.

hybridblood07:
Bro, we both have valid point! All I'm saying is, the government should sponsor extraordinary kids like these to school. Did you read about Nigerian students sent to abroad to study MBBS?

MrBrownJay1:


.... ok my bad, I thought your were saying like all the other people here that it's a NECESSITY that he should be sent abroad.

temmypotter:
These guys above me though

In a sane country, the brilliant chap would have gotten all the neccesary assistance to ply his brilliance at the very top flight.

And for the silly comments above, the lot of you are probably frustrated empty headed dudes struggling to graduate with a pass even, what nonsense!