{"id":8946,"date":"2026-11-04T14:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/tinubu-highlights-n372bn-student-loans-education-reforms-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:02:26","slug":"tinubu-highlights-n372bn-student-loans-education-reforms-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/tinubu-highlights-n372bn-student-loans-education-reforms-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bTinubu highlights N372bn student loans, education reforms – Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026says every every Nigerian child deserves quality education<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has recounted working as a taxi driver in the United States to fund his university education, using the personal story to frame his administration\u2019s expanding investment in Nigerian education. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, he said the experience taught him the financial pressures students face and reinforced his belief that a child\u2019s background should not determine their opportunities.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bPersonal story and policy pitch<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\u200bTinubu said he delayed starting school for several months after arriving in the United States because he needed to save money, and later worked different jobs in Chicago to pay his way through university. He argued that education transformed his own life and said every Nigerian child deserves a similar chance, irrespective of where they were born or what their parents can afford.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bThe President presented the remarks as the rationale for education being a central pillar of his Renewed Hope agenda, saying the government\u2019s task is to give every Nigerian child \u201ca fair chance to fulfil their potential\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0Sanusi credits Tinubu\u2019s reforms for economic recovery, faults government\u2019s response to critics<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\u200bStudent loans and vocational training<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\u200bA major highlight was the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which Tinubu said has provided more than \u20a6372 billion in loans for institutional fees and student upkeep. Independent reporting puts the disbursement at \u20a6372.62 billion to more than 1.65 million beneficiaries across 319 tertiary institutions.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bHe also said the administration\u2019s technical and vocational education programme has received over 2.8 million applications, while 38 technical colleges have been rehabilitated. Students in federal and selected state technical colleges, he added, now receive free tuition, boarding, textbooks, and uniforms.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bUniversities and medical education<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tinubu announced a new agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), featuring a 40 per cent increase in academic staff remuneration and measures intended to stabilise universities. He said the goal is to ensure that \u201ca four-year course must take four years,\u201d referring to recurrent disruptions that have prolonged many students\u2019 programmes.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bIn medical education, the President said the government is investing \u20a6110 billion to rehabilitate 24 medical schools. He claimed annual nursing enrolment has risen from 28,000 to 115,000, while medical and dental enrolment has increased from 5,000 to 12,000, positions framed as part of efforts to train more health workers domestically.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bBasic education and NESRI<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\u200bTinubu further said more than one million children previously out of school have returned to learning. He cited investments in teacher development, expanded opportunities for girls, and a new national curriculum that restores Nigerian history to classrooms.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bThe President commended Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of State Professor Suwaiba Sa\u2019id Ahmad, and the Federal Ministry of Education for developing an interactive A\u2013Z guide to the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI). NESRI is the ministry\u2019s flagship six-year policy framework covering technical and vocational education, STEMM, out-of-school children and Almajiri education, digitalisation, girl-child education, and quality assurance.<\/p>\n

\u200bCall for feedback<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\u200bTinubu invited parents, students, and teachers to visit edu4pbat.ng to explore the NESRI guide and identify available opportunities. He also asked Nigerians to report problems in their communities, saying feedback would help the government identify and address failures in the education system.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bThe statement comes as the administration seeks to consolidate its education record amid continued public scrutiny of school access, university stability, funding sustainability, and the implementation of reforms across Nigeria\u2019s federal and state systems.<\/p>\n

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