Nigerians Urged to Support Education

16 August 2004

Kwara — A Philantropist and founder of Abdul-Razzaq Education Trust Fund, Alhaji Abdul-Razzaq Ibrahim Salman, has implored wealthy citizens to support education by giving financial assistance to poor students in tertiary institutions, to accelerate education growth and development.

Abdul-Razzaq, who is also the founder of Abubakar as-Sidiq Phila -ntropic Home, made the appeal at this year's presentation of scholarship worth N5 million to indigent students, drawn from Ajikobi and Oju-ekon wards in the Ilorin West Local Government Council in Kwara State.

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