Tinubu pledged that his administration would commit more resources to the education sector to ensure that every Nigerian child
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, said poverty should not prevent any Nigerian from obtaining quality education at the highest levels.
The President declared that poverty should not be a barrier to education saying “If we all believe that education is the greatest weapon against poverty, then we have to invest in it. If you eliminate poverty from one family, you can carry the rest of the weight.” The President thanked the students for supporting the removal of subsidy on petrol, explaining the reasons behind the decision and the need to curb smuggling.
The Bill, sponsored by former House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, was signed into law by President Tinubu on Monday, June 12, which is Democracy Day. He said the students want the inclusion of its past national leaders and the exclusion of lecturers and lawyers from the loans board as provided in the Students Loan Act.
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