BREAKING: President Tinubu Announces Fresh Palliative for Nigerian Students
- President Bola Tinubu has approved the distribution of busses to student leaders across federal institutions in Nigeria
- According to the statement from the presidency, the busses will be for students of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education
- The move was part of the president's strategies to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on the Nigerian students
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has announced fresh palliative for Nigerian students across federal institutions in the country.
This was disclosed in a tweet by the Presidency on Monday, July 31, stating that President Tinubu has approved the distribution of busses to bodies of all Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country.
Source: Twitter
The president noted that the President decided to ensure the students have free access to their campuses and hostels.
President Tinubu reveals fresh plan for Nigerian Students
According to the statement, the move was part of President Tinubu's palliative to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal for Nigerian students.
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The tweet reads:
"President @officialABAT has approved the provision of buses to the students' bodies of all Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country.
"The desire of the President is to see that students can access their campuses without much difficulty as a result of higher transportation costs.
"The provision of the buses will also remove the burden of the additional cost of daily commuting on parents and guardians."
Controversies on student loan bill signed by President Tinubu
Recall that the president signed the students' loan bill into law in his earlier week in office. This initiative was meant to give Nigerian students access to interest-free loans students to finance their education.
The initiative has been criticized by stakeholders in the education sector who noted the rules to access the loans are too stringent and beneficiaries might not be able to refund the money because of the unemployment rate in Nigeria.
See the tweet here:
"President's Tinubu's 8k palliative will stem poverty": Polytechnic don
Legit.ng earlier reported that Biodun Oloyede, an academic and writer, has urged President Bola Tinubu to rethink the move of transferring N8,000 cash palliative to 12 million poor and vulnerable families in Nigeria.
Oloyede, who is don at the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, wondered what would happen to the 12 million families after the six months that the government planned to distribute the palliative.
The literati also posited that such palliative would amount to economic fortune for the country and its people.
Source: Legit.ng
