Davido announces N300m donation to orphanages

Singer Davido has announced a N300m yearly donation to orphanages in Nigeria.

The 31-year-old announced this in a post on his X account on Tuesday, adding that details of the disbursement will be made known on Wednesday.

“I and my foundation pledge the sum of 300 million Naira to orphanages around Nigeria as my yearly contribution to the Nation..details of disbursement tomorrow,” he wrote.

Recall that the singer donated N200m raised from his N1m challenge on his birthday in 2021, noting that he would be adding N50 million of his personal money to bring the total to N250 million.

“My goal is to do this fundraising every year to celebrate my birthday and give back to people in need,” he said, adding that he hopes to organise a fundraiser in December.