Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he is offering education support to Yusuf Aliyu, a teenage artisanal miner in Niger State whose account of conditions at a mining site went viral after 37 miners die.
In statements shared on social media, Atiku says he responds to what he calls the “heartbreak” he feels when watching the video and indicates he is prepared to fund Aliyu’s education. Other outlets report that the support includes a scholarship arrangement, with at least one describing it as a full scholarship.
The coverage is largely aligned on the identity of the teenager, the viral nature of his video, and the context of the Niger State mining deaths. Differences mainly relate to wording—such as whether the offer is described generally as education support or specifically as a full scholarship—and to ancillary calls, including urging Aliyu’s protection after the attention his video draws.
Overall, outlets present the offer as a direct response to the public attention surrounding the mining tragedy and the teenager’s testimony.
