President Bola Tinubu has authorized the allocation of buses to student bodies in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country.
The directive was communicated through a press release by Dele Alake, the President’s Special Adviser. The main purpose of this initiative is to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on higher institution students.
According to the press release, President Tinubu aims to ensure that students can easily access their campuses despite the increased transportation costs resulting from the fuel subsidy removal.
This initiative is intended to ease the financial burden on students and facilitate their transportation needs.
Meanwhile, Dele Alake emphasized that providing buses to students will not only ease their transportation challenges but also relieve parents and guardians of the additional cost of daily commuting.
The President’s commitment remains steadfast in ensuring that no Nigerian student abandons their education due to financial constraints.
Alake said: “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”.
“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 noted.
