The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has stated that the Student Loan Bill, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu might not work with Nigeria’s current situation.
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke raised his concerns while speaking on Wednesday, June 14.
Osodeke said the bill is not new, revealing how the union rejected it when former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration brought it up.
“A country where more than 133 million are living below the poverty line and you want to introduce tuition fees? It will be counterproductive.
“Every Nigerian should know what is going to happen next and there may likely be another bill waiting for signature that will introduce tuition fees.
“If the bill indicated that the loan is to pay tuition fees and there are no tuition fees in Nigerian universities, then what is your next approach?”
On Monday, President Tinubu signed the bill which aims to give poor students tuition free education, which will be paid back when the students graduate and start working.