11-year-old girl gets paid N2.5m as keynote speaker

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Marley Dias is an 11-year-old whose story has sent the internet haywire. Social media went agog when The Poughkeepsie City School District board majority agreed to pay Marley $6,500. She was also paid some expenses after she was keynote speaker for few hours of services Marley Dias who is the creator of the popular #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign, served as keynote speaker for district staff and hosted a student workshop during the Superintendent’s Conference Day on Tuesday, November 8.