Nigerians on social media are pouring out their anger after the Federal Government gave the sum of N200,000 to the winner of the TeenEagle global finals competition, Nafisah Abdullahi.
The award, presented by the Minister of education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, at a ceremony in Abuja, did not go down well with netizens.
They are of the view that it shows the government’s lack of priority.
NATIONAL POST recalls that members of the victorious Super Falcons were paid 100,000 dollars, which is equivalent to over N150 million per player.
Nigerians are now wondering why the government should show such poor reward to academic excellence.
Here are some of the reactions on social media:
Ifedayo Adeyemi: Sportsmen were paid in dollars while shining glory was paid in naira.
Saad Mustapha: 200m or thousand, the English itself is confusing the English winner
Usman Yusuf: At least she can pay for her flight from Abuja to Maiduguri. (with laughing emoji)
Sani Musa: Even me as a poor man I can give her 200,000 thausand Naira.
Okachi David: @FG, somebody will win bbna!ja because they influenced your children they wey they are and he will be given N100m+ SUV, +deals.
Nura Ibrahim: And they gifted super falcons N150m each with three bedrooms flat.... Do we really have leaders in this country?
Meanwhile, it was gathered that Atiku Foundation rewarded the TeenEagle champions namely Nafisa Abdullahi, Rukaiya Fema, and Khadija Kalli with fully-funded scholarships following their outstanding performance at the TeenEagle Global Finals.
Among the recipients is 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi, who stood out for her command of the English language, critical thinking, and articulation, skills that propelled her to win against participants from 69 countries.
