President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed that his administration would commit more resources to the education sector to ensure that every Nigerian child, irrespective of their background, has access to quality education.
President Tinubu made this known in his office at State House when he received the leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS,
The president said that education is the greatest weapon against poverty and will be invested.
He also asserted that poverty should not prevent anybody, any child, including the daughter or son of a wood seller, plantain seller or yam seller from attaining their highest standard of education, to eliminate poverty.
He stated that if poverty is eliminated from one family, the burden is lessened.
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has objected the inclusion of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA as members of the Nigerian Students Loan Board.
The leader of the delegation, Umar Barambu, said the NANS leaders were at the State House thank the President over the signing into law of the Student Loan Bill, which will provide loans to indigent students such that no Nigerian student in tertiary institutions will drop out of school over inability to pay school fees.
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.
President Tinubu, promised to consider the requests of the NANS leaders and urged the students’ body to ensure unity among its members across the country to achieve more.
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