President Tinubu recently signed into law a bill establishing a Students Loan Fund.
” was passed by the 9th National Assembly but was declined assent by former President Muhammadu.
“The Act must be amended so that it makes provision for the student body to be represented on the table to provide advisory roles and to also serve as a potent instrument for feedback mechanism. That, again, is a concern to me. He further described the Act as a win for the Nigerian student, parents, government and private sector who want to engage in education financing.
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