Umar Ibrahim Umar, an ex-corps member who went viral at the NYSC parade ground in 2022, has received a job offer and a scholarship.
Umar shot to fame in 2022 when a social media photo of him yelling as a parade commander during his NYSC orientation camp went viral.
At the time, Umar vehemently denied rumors that he had ventured into operating a point-of-sale (POS) shop.
Ex-corps member who went viral in 2022 over his parade photo receives job offer and scholarshipUmar recently disclosed that he will be launching a point-of-sale (POS) company.
Umar revealed that, in spite of early financial difficulties, a fruitful crowdsourcing campaign brought in N352,000 to help fund his business venture.
The campaign took off quickly and attracted interest from a number of sources, including former minister Isa Pantami.
“We launched the fundraising campaign on 24th June, posted the story on all social media handles… and just within 24hrs, 80K was raised. It went to a total of 200K+ on the 2nd day. And the 3rd day, 352K was the sum…. that was the day Prof. Isah Ali Pantami quoted the campaign on X App, asking me to contact him privately,” Umar said.
In addition to endorsing Umar’s business idea, Prof. Isa Pantami allegedly offered him employment and mentorship to help finance his further education.
Additionally, Umar revealed that he had been given a fully funded scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at any public university in Nigeria.
“2ndly, a fully funded postgraduate scholarship in any public university within Nigeria to forward my studies. And lastly, he linked me to the MD, Alliance Power Generation Company Ltd, to be trained on solar installations, maintenance, etc which will help me pursue my dreams in renewable energy, “ he added.
