Level up: Barber who used to make R1 per haircut graduates from UK university

Level up: Barber who used to make R1 per haircut graduates from UK university

- The transformation photos of Nasir Daniya have generated massive reactions online after saying he once worked as a barber

- In decades, the man triumphed, obtained his doctorate degree abroad, returned home and headed Sokoto's ICT directorate

- People who were inspired by his journey wished him greater heights as they hoped to someday make it as he did

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The director-general of Sokoto Information and Communication Technology Directorate, Nasir Daniya, has shared his life's transformation pictures.

Sharing four photos on the platform, Nasir said that things could change with a strong belief in self, hard work, and prayer.

According to the man, the first frame showed when he was making a service charge of R10 as a barber with few resources. He added that the second picture was him as a driver trying to make ends meet. The third snap showed the man during his wedding ceremony.

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Many years after, the man graduated with his PhD from the London Metropolitan University.

See his post below:

Many people took to his comment section to wish him well. As at the time of writing this report, his tweet has over 1 000 likes with hundreds of comments.

Below are some of the reactions:

@Belshagy said:

"You’re an inspiration to many, and the above pictorial story demonstrates your humility, hard-work, courage and ability to grow as a human; to learn, aspire and achieve. May you be greater than you are."

@mohd_jauro said:

"May Allah continue to bless you and your family and May he also bless us and our hustle."
Photos of Nigerian man who was once a barber charging N25 go viral, he now has PhD from UK university
People said that his story is indeed an inspirational one. Photo source: @nasirdaniya
Source: UGC

@Abusadiqksp said:

"Masha Allah! Thats life. May Allah continue to make it easy for all of us. Ameen. Congratulations doc."

@_CatheSam said:

"Congratulations on your anniversary, sir. And, thank you for the inspiration."

@EmmaneulOgwu said:

"Wow..very inspiring. Congratulations Nasir."

Meanwhile, Briefly.co.za earlier reported on a hilarious story about a barber visit. While some professionals are hitting the nail on the head for their customers, others simply are not - this poor man unfortunately is one of the many who ended up disappointed.

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Taking to Twitter, @ratchedrxlph shared pictures of his dismal haircut. In the caption of the hilarious post, he explains how all he wanted was a simple fade - and that is certainly not what he had received.

"Just a fade, that’s all I wanted," he captioned the post.

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