A primary school in Tsaragi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, was rebuilt after an online cryptocurrency community raised money to construct new classrooms for the pupils.
The school had suffered serious damage in the past. Reports say the building collapsed four different times because of heavy rain and strong winds. As a result, pupils had been learning in very poor conditions for months.
During that period, many students were forced to attend classes inside an unfinished building, while the school also struggled with a shortage of teachers and a drop in the number of pupils attending classes.
The rebuilding project was funded with money raised through $LEGEND, a digital token created by members of the online Crypto Twitter community.
According to the organisers, the project was part of their effort to support communities in Africa by using creator fees generated after the token was launched on the platform Pump.fun.
The group first discussed several ideas on how to use the money. Some people suggested building a water tower, while others proposed food support for poor communities.
After discussions, the team decided that rebuilding the collapsed school would have a greater long-term impact on the community.
In total, about $12,000 was used to build eight new classrooms for the school.
The idea for the project was first suggested by Mohammed Suleiman, a Nigerian from Kwara State who is known online as Creative Highlife.
His proposal was accepted by the Legend coin team, and he later supervised the project together with a local monitoring team.
Members of the oversight team included Mohammed Thambiry Abdullahi, Mohammed Aliyu Kusogi, and Mohammed Mohammed.
Construction work started on January 19, 2026, and the new classrooms were completed on March 2, 2026.
On the same day, the community held a reopening ceremony for the school, which was attended by more than 400 people, including parents, students, and other community members.
Before the event, the cryptocurrency exchange platform Splitnow donated $750 to support the ceremony.
The money was used to buy desks, chairs, T-shirts, hats, banners, and snacks for the pupils who attended the event.
The owner of the school, Mohammed Dede Mohammed, said he had earlier tried to repair and rebuild the classrooms but did not have enough money to do so.
He explained that he had asked politicians, non-governmental organisations, and banks for help or loans, but none of the requests were successful.
Apart from rebuilding the school, the Legend coin community said it has also organised food distribution programmes for vulnerable people in Abuja and Ogun State.
The group also promoted its charity work through a roadside billboard placed in Ogun State.
Members of the community say they plan to continue using funds generated from Pump.fun creator rewards to support more development projects in different communities across Africa.
