The
president of Nigerian, Muhammadu Buhari made a promise to Nigerian
youths and students during his 2016 budget presentation as he reveals
his plan on education.
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President Muhammadu Buhari
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The president of Nigeria in his inaugural speech at the joint
session of the National Assembly said that soon students in our tertiary
institutions especially the science, technology and education students
will be enjoying free education at that level as he makes plans for its
take off.
Buhari said his administration would unveil a conditional cash
transfer programme for the poorest and most vulnerable. According to
him, the full programme will also cater for the feeding of primary
school children.
"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.
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