Amend Act to allow students easy access to loans – NANS President tell Reps

By Christiana Ekpa

The President National Association of Nigerian Students, Usman Barambu has called on the House of Representatives to amend the student loan act to allow all Nigerian Students who desire loan to have access to it, stressing that the process of the Students Loan is too stringent
This was just as the Association asked the House to include student representation on the board and capture Polytechnics and Collages of Education on the board instead of only National University Commission (NUC) which was earlier captured.
Speaking at the legislative summit on students loan and access to higher education held by the ad-hoc committee on thursday in Abuja,
Barambu said criteria for access to loan in the current act was too stringent adding that the method of payment of 2years was too short but should be reviewed to at least 4 to 5years.