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Mothers are the best: Nigerian mum graduates 20 years after abandoning school to train son through school, son celebrates her

A Nigerian engineer has celebrated his mum who sacrificed her education 20 years ago to see him through school.

The Ikwerre man on Wednesday acknowledged the sacrifice his mum made by sharing a photo of her as she defended the degree she abandoned in 2002.

Identifying himself as Coco Papi of Port Harcourt, he referred to his mum as “The Human Form of Sacrificial Lamb” as he publicly celebrates her love.

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He also revealed that his mum finished with a far better grade than he did.

 

Single mum of twins lands two degrees

Similarly, a single mother of twins who got pregnant five months into her university programme has successfully graduated with two degrees.

The new degrees, a bachelors in cardiovascular sonography and a masters in health science are an addition to her already acquired bachelors in biology.

The 23-year-old mum identified as Montoya Major in a chat with TODAY Parents revealed how she got pregnant only five months into her programme at Nova Southeastern University.

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Montoya had moved to Florida for the dual-degree programme but unexpectedly got pregnant.