The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government, on Wednesday, stated that it had begun putting measures in place to ensure the students loans begin between September and October 2023. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, who revealed this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja, said already, Tinubu had approved a committee made up of ministries and agencies to see to the realisation of the Students Loan Bill he recently assented to.
June 14, 2023The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, who revealed this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja, said already, Tinubu had approved a committee made up of ministries and agencies to see to the realisation of the Students Loan Bill he recently assented to.The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government, on Wednesday, stated that it had begun putting measures in place to ensure the students loans begin between September and October 2023.
“Learning from past mistakes, the bank is not going to be the type that will sit down and be collecting application loans, it will also perform normal banking functions and make sure loans are given because we had cases of loan recovery in the past. The Permanent Secretary further said the government will create a specialised bank for the operation of the loans, noting that there will be a tracking system for the efficient running of the loans scheme.
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