Nigerian musician Davido said on Thursday that he has donated N237 million to a number of orphanages in his country. This was revealed by the singer in a social media statement. The gifts follow 16 months after he gave N250 million to 292 orphanages in Nigeria.
It began as a joke when the musician asked his coworkers to donate N1 million apiece for him ahead of his birthday in November 2021, but it quickly became one of the largest fundraisers in Nigerian history as Davido raised N200 million in only 78 hours.
The donations kept coming in. The well-known artist then disclosed that he had originally intended to spend the money to clear the Lagos port of his brand-new Rolls-Royce before deciding to donate it to orphans.
