By Egena Sunday Ode
President Bola Tinubu has approved the provision of buses to students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country to cushion the transportation hardships brought about by the removal of fuel subsidy.
The desire of the President is to see that students can access their campuses without much difficulty as a result of higher transportation costs, Presidency spokesman, Dele Alake, said in a statement on Monday.
“The provision of the buses will also remove the burden of additional cost of daily commuting on parents and guardians,” According to the statement.
The statement added that 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.
“While it is important to reiterate that President Tinubu has directed release of over 200,000 Metric Tonnes of grains to families in 36 states and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the government is working to ensure that vulnerable students can also benefit from conditional cash transfers and food distribution.”
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