Tuesday, unanimously passed through second
reading a bill seeking to make the Federal
Government to provide loan to students to
pursue tertiary education.
Speaking on the floor of the Green Chamber,
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos), who
sponsored the bill, said that it was intended to
provide students with easy access to funds for
higher learning as education is a right and not
a privilege for Nigerians..
He said that a great population of Nigerian
students would be enrolled for higher
education if the bill scaled was successful.
The lawmaker, therefore, canvassed for the
establishment of Nigerian Education Bank and
also advocated that the loans should be
interest-free.
Contributing, Rep. Nnanna Igbokwe (PDP-Imo)
said that passage of the bill would provide
more opportunities for Nigerian students who
were financially incapacitated to further their
studies.
The house unanimously endorsed the passage
of the bill for the second reading through a
voice vote.
In his remarks, Speaker of the House, Mr
Yakubu Dogara, commended members for their
contributions and referred the bill to the
Committee on Tertiary Education and Services
for further legislative actions.
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