Students loan

Nigerian president signs new student loan bill into law

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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the new Access to Higher Education Act, otherwise known as the Students Loan Bill. Mr Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, disclosed this in a post on X. Mr Tinubu signed the previous version in June last year and promised implementation would take off in … Read more

ASUU declines membership as board holds inaugural meeting ahead of rollout

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declined to be part of the management of the student loan scheme introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Ahead of the rollout of the scheme scheduled to commence on Monday, 26 February, the 11-member special committee chaired by Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, … Read more