Lagos: A cleric, Pastor Ugo Nwangoro, on Saturday gave cash gifts to widows to support their businesses, and to pupils and students to pay for their school fees. Nwangoro, who is the Founder of Daily Confession (DC), an online evangelical and humanitarian ministry, gave these gifts at an event, which had the theme, ‘Widow Empowerment Programme and Back-To-School Support’.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the event held at the Transformation Christian Centre, Festac, Lagos, marked the eighth edition of DC’s outreach to the less-privileged, coinciding with its Founder, Nwangoro’s birthday anniversary. The centre awarded some widows N50,000, while others received N100,000 to support their businesses. Primary school pupils received N20,000 and students N30,000 to support their education.
Speaking at the event, Nwangoro emphasized the importance of compassion and charity, stating that 28 widows and 21 students benefited from DC’s humanitarian scheme. He noted that the quarterly gift presentation has been empowering beneficiaries since its inception eight years ago. “The seed faith, which comes from members’ contributions to lift others out of poverty, has an anointing of multiplication when properly utilised,” he said. He further mentioned plans to monitor beneficiaries to ensure they grow in their businesses and return glory to God.
The cleric highlighted that recipients, selected from vulnerable backgrounds, were the focus of the body to fulfill the gospel. He offered prayers for the widows, the less privileged in society, and the nation for God’s blessings and protection. Some beneficiaries include Master Sabi Kabiru, a four-year-old son of a slain police officer from Satellite Town, six-year-old Master James Are, and twelve-year-old David Zannu, along with Prosper Simon, Wisdom Ezechi, and others.
The organisation, Daily Confessions, has expanded its membership through an online daily confession of people and testimonies, currently boasting members worldwide.