Nigeria’s Tinubu asks Senate to approve $8.6b loan bid
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve an $8.6 billion loan request, which will raise the West African country’s external loans to $51.8 billion. On Tuesday, the president said that the funds, which will cover 2022-2024, will be used to finance critical infrastructure such as roads, water facilities, railway, electricity, and healthcare […]
Nigeria: Student Loan Scheme Will Thrive On Equity, Inclusiveness – Tinubu
President Tinubu expressed his determination to ensure the success of NELFUND and the fulfilment of the dream of higher education by indigent Nigerian students. President Bola Tinubu says the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) will thrive on fairness and equity and promote inclusiveness by removing the financial barrier to higher education for Nigerian students. The […]
N70,000 minimum wage: How Tinubu convinced labour leaders
By Salif AtojokoPresident Bola Tinubu on Thursday increased the Federal Government’s offer on the national minimum wage from N62,000 to N70,000, with an assurance that it will be reviewed after three years, instead of five years. Tinubu said he had to intervene in the negotiations, knowing the economic challenges faced by many Nigerians, and the […]
Tinubu signs Students Loan Bill into law
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja signed the Students Loan Bill into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students loan is part of the implementation of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023. The Act, popularly known as the Students Loan Bill seeks to provide loans for indigent Nigerian students […]
What you need to know about the not-so-new national anthem, “Nigeria We Hail Thee”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law the National Anthem Bill 2024, which reverses the country’s national anthem to the original “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this change during a joint session of the National Assembly, which celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. President Tinubu later joined the session, confirming […]
