Nigerian Firm Invests $90M in Yobe Education

When 15 orphaned girls needed help staying in school at Federal Government Girls College in Potiskum, Nigeria, a local investment firm didn't just write a check. They launched a movement.

Damuli Investment Nigeria has invested more than 90 million naira (about $58,000 USD) into Yobe State's education sector since 2024, transforming opportunities for some of the region's most vulnerable students. Led by businessman Alhaji Liman Muhammad Dabuwa, the company is proving that private sector commitment can change lives at scale.

The funding covers practical needs that often keep children out of classrooms. Mai Bukar Boarding Primary School received 9.1 million naira for mattresses and bedding, plus another 10.5 million for three months of student meals. When you're a child far from home, a comfortable bed and regular meals aren't luxuries. They're what makes learning possible.

In August 2025, the company invested 38.5 million naira in computers, learning materials, food for teachers, and graduation ceremony supplies at Mai Bukar Boarding School. Another 13.75 million went directly to registration fees for over 150 students at various colleges and universities.

The company even responded to crisis. When fire damaged facilities at Yobe State University, Damuli provided building materials for quick reconstruction so students could continue their studies without major disruption.

Beyond academics, the firm supported cultural education too, donating 11 million naira to the 2025 Yobe State Annual Qur'anic Recitation Competition in Machina. The funding covered participant meals and prizes, celebrating learning in all its forms.

The Ripple Effect

This isn't charity dropped from above. It's strategic investment in human potential that creates lasting change across generations.

When orphans can attend school instead of dropping out, they gain paths to careers that lift entire families. When boarding schools have proper facilities, rural students access the same quality education as their urban peers. When universities rebuild quickly after disasters, hundreds of students stay on track to graduate on time.

Dabuwa has already pledged continued support for 2026, including funding for the College of Nursing and Midwifery in Damaturu and teaching materials for Government Secondary School in Machina, a border community with Niger Republic. Another 2.03 million naira is committed to covering two more school terms for the 15 orphans from Machina.

The company's approach addresses the full student experience, from entrance exams to graduation gifts, from emergency response to everyday needs like mattresses.

One investment firm choosing education over other business priorities is quietly reshaping what's possible for an entire generation of Yobe children.