In a move to ease the burden of fuel subsidy removal on students, President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for the provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education in Nigeria.
Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy, made this announcement in a statement on Monday.
According to Alake, the development was in furtherance of the President’s desire to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students of higher institutions of learning,
“The desire of the President is to see that students can access their campuses without much difficulty as a result of higher transportation costs,” he 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.”
Alake added that the president also warned authorities of all federal institutions against “arbitrary” increase of fees.
“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.”
