on Wednesday, hailed the provisions contained in the new Students Loan Law signed by President Bola Tinubu, saying it would be a respite for students, particularly the indigent ones.
Adeoluwa, who said the students’ loan scheme is a step in the right direction, noted, “In some climes outside Nigeria, in the United Kingdom for example, a lot of university students run on loans, which they pay back gradually after their graduation after they have secured employment. That will go a long way to assist a lot of students”.
The VC spoke at Ikere Ekiti during the matriculation ceremony conducted for the 3,490 fresh students officially inducted into the BOUESTI’s colleges of education, science and technology for theHe urged Nigerians to exercise patience to see the Students Loan programme manifest so that any likely contradictions and intricacies there could be amended “so that it can run properly for our students to find some respite from hustling for school fees”.
Adeoluwa said that with such respite, students would be able “to settle down and study well so that when they graduate, they can be able to pay back. This is in the right direction”.