Nigerian Singer David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has made public his intention to disburse the sum of N300 million across orphanages in Nigeria. The 'Timeless' crooner revealed that the donation would be done through his David Adeleke Foundation, stating that the donation was his yearly contribution to the nation, adding that details of the disbursement of the fund to beneficiaries will be available on Wednesday. He said on X "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.
Davido founded the Davido Adeleke Foundation in 2022 with the help of other charitable organizations, in a bid to help vulnerable children. In July 2023, he proudly announced the foundation donated over 200 million to orphanages in the country and 13,818 children benefited from it. He also promised to donate some more money in 2024.
In the press release posted at the time, he said: "I founded the DAF in 2022 with a strong desire and passion to continually assist and create a proper framework for the ongoing charitable works to benefit the good people of Nigeria. Through this Foundation we have raised millions of Naira and dispersed much-needed funds to hundreds of orphanages significantly improving the lives of countless children."
The charitable tradition began back in 2021 after the singer's birthday, when he made over ₦200 million in donations after sharing his bank account details on his Twitter (now X) page.
