President Muhammadu Buhari has assured
that there will be free education for science, technology and education
students in tertiary institutions.
Buhari gave the assurance Tuesday while presenting the 2016 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly.
President Buhari stressed that this would indeed mark a historic milestone for us as a nation.
Buhari said his administration would unveil a conditional cash transfer programme for the poorest and most vulnerable.
The president said the full programme
would be presented in the coming weeks and that it would include
home-grown public primary school feeding.
“Furthermore, through the office of the
Vice President, we are working with various development partners to
design an implementable and transparent conditional cash transfer
program for the poorest and most vulnerable.
“This program will be implemented in phases. Already, the compilation of registers of the poorest persons is ongoing.
“In the coming weeks, we will present
the full programme which will include our home-grown public primary
school feeding and free education for science, technology and education
students in our tertiary institutions.
“Indeed, this will mark a historic milestone for us as a nation”, President Buhari said.
Source: dailytrust
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