Should Students Appreciate the FG For Students' Loan Scheme?
Adeniran Tolulope Students might have come across a social media graphics where the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS , indicated its interest in holding a Solidarity Walk to appreciate the Students' Loan Scheme which was recently signed into law by the Federal government of Nigeria. A question that have been the title of discussion among many students is " Should Nigerian students appreciate the FG's scheme of borrowing them money to finish their Education?" In June 2023, the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government sent a first bill to the Senate, and later forwarded another a second time after a comprehensive review, before it was approved by the lawmakers in April 2024. Recall that the Students' Loan Scheme was part of the agenda of the Renewed Hope, which was the Campaign theme of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2023 General Elections. Many citizens viewed it as a strategy to win the election at first, but unlike previous admini