Psident Bola Tinubu has approved provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country.
This is to ensure that students have easy access to their campuses as a result of higher transportation costs, and to further ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students of higher institutions of learning
In a statement made available on Monday, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy, Dele Alake, said the provision of the buses will also remove the burden of additional cost of daily commuting on parents and guardians.
“In line with his promise to ensure no Nigerian student abandons his or her educational pursuits as a result of lack of money and economic circumstances of their parents, President Tinubu has also approved the removal of all restrictions on the students’ loan to make it available to any student or household that may desire it.
Similarly, President Tinubu has directed the authorities in all Federal Institutions of higher learning to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too many difficulties,” Alake added.
The Statement further stated that President Tinubu will continue to prioritise education and the needs of the students, improve welfare of teaching and non-academic staff and invest in infrastructure to make institutions of higher learning become more globally competitive.
