Atiku pledges scholarship to viral Niger teen miner

The Punch | 20-09-2026 01:54pm |

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to provide a scholarship to Yusuf Aliyu, a teenage artisanal miner who went viral in a video speaking at a mining site in Niger State. Atiku expressed his distress upon watching the video, which was recorded after the deaths of 37 miners in the state. He made the pledge in a statement posted on his X handle.

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