The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Monday, March 18, said President Bola Tinubu does not want any child of school age to be out of school, because of his passion for the education sector.
This is even as Senate president Godswill Akpabio said that the legislative agenda of the 10th National Assembly will bring about tremendous improvement in the standard of living of Nigerians.
Tahir and Akpabio spoke in Abuja during a Public Hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tetfund and House of Representatives Committee on Students Loan, Scholarship and Higher Education Financing on Student Loan (Access to Higher Education), repeal and reenactment Bill 2024, at the Senate, on Monday.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman, commended President Tinubu for his passion and commitment to the education sector.
He said the president does not want any child of school age to be out of school, given his passion for the sector.
He said the public hearing would provide an opportunity to make further input to improve the bill for the good of Nigerian students.
Represented by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, he commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his foresight and uncommon passion in supporting the students of the country with the loan scheme.
He said the scheme will address the problems of lack of funding among Nigerian students.
