President Bola Tinubu launched the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which will provide finance to over 30,000 Nigerian postsecondary students, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
During his visit to the Nigeria Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja on Tuesday, Akpabio made a statement in which he described the Student Loan bill as one of the most important pieces of legislation passed by the tenth Assembly.
In his explanation, he said that the bill frees up impoverished students to pursue higher education without having to worry about money, and as Senate President, he found the legislature to be particularly appealing.
“The measure that President Bola Tinubu brought us was one of the most significant laws for the tenth Assembly. The Student Loan Bill makes it possible for less fortunate and vulnerable Nigerian students to pursue higher education.
Over 30,000 Nigerian students have already been chosen to receive benefits from that program as I talk to you. I would say that’s the bill that most appeals to me,” Akpabio stated.
He added that if Nigeria had kept its previous national hymn, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” the country might have been able to stop banditry.
He maintained that had Nigerian national anthems not been outlawed in 1978, their message might have lessened the threat of banditry and instability.
Reverting to our previous national anthem is the other significant bill that the National Assembly has signed. Many people are unaware that in 1959, a panel composed of Nigerians was established to gather opinions from around the globe.
Therefore, those who argue that we are introducing a colonial anthem ought to study the background of “Nigeria, we hail thee.”
The Senate President said, “If we had stuck to that anthem, we probably wouldn’t have banditry today in Nigeria because if you take your neighbor as your brother, you will not want to kill him.”