The beneficiaries will also take part in a monthly mentor­ship programme focused on en­trepreneurship and leadership.

He also extended the oppor­tunity to other students. The scholarship recipients are Ab­bakura Abdulsalam, Ewuyemi Semilore, Paul Godswill, Sulai­mon Inioluwa, and Okorocha Chibuike.

Each student also received a personal copy of Akhigbe’s motivational book, A Boy and His Dream.

The presentation took place during a student mentorship programme held at the school’s auditorium on November 17, 2025, with the theme: ‘Becom­ing the Best Version of Yourself: Overcoming Adversity with Purpose’.

The event was organised for senior students of King’s College.

Akhigbe, who grew up as a needy child and now leads a thriving international business, shared his emotional story to in­spire the students.

He told them he once strug­gled with hunger, rejection and lack of support, adding that success came only through discipline, values and a strong sense of purpose.

“I was born out of wedlock, I was like a mistake,” he said. “After my high school, I didn’t know how to get into college. If you want to be successful, you need to have values.”

He urged the students to em­brace responsibility as future leaders, urging them to start from their immediate envi­ronment by taking ownership of their school and keeping it clean.

“Everyone wants to be a leader, but leadership is about responsibility,” he declared. “No one is going to choose you until you become successful.”

Calling the students to see themselves as creators capable of building businesses and solv­ing problems, Akhigbe urged them to avoid waiting for gov­ernment jobs.

“You don’t need to wait for the government to create jobs. You create your own job,” he said, asking the students to de­clare aloud: “I am a leader of my time! I am going to do whatever it takes to be a leader.”

Founded in 2015 with sup­port from his wife and children, Akhigbe’s foundation focuses on breaking the cycle of poverty among Nigerian children.