Tinubu: I drove taxi in US to fund my education

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
 
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that he worked as a taxi driver and took up several other jobs in the United States to finance his university education, saying his personal struggles as a student shaped his administration’s commitment to expanding access to education in Nigeria.
Tinubu, who disclosed this in a post on his verified X handle, @officialABAT, said he had to postpone starting school for several months after arriving in the United States to save enough money for his education.
The President stated that his experience of struggling to pay tuition, accommodation and other living expenses while studying in Chicago had remained with h...