…financial leakages and undermine the fiscal foundation currently funding national student loans, border security, and regional transport infrastructure.

…were redirected towards subsidising petrol. “Do we restore petrol subsidy, or sustain student loans and consumer credit for young Nigerians? Do we restore subsidy, or preserve higher allocations to states and local governments? Do we restore subsidy, or continue funding roads, rail, power and security?” he asked. He al…

…the benefits of the reforms. Oyedele said the government had also expanded access to student loans through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), while supporting affordable consumer and small and medium enterprise (SME) credit. Other interventions, he said, included subsidised mortgage and housing schemes, as wel…

…The UK government also outlined acceptable sources of funds, including government-backed student loans, official financial sponsorship, personal savings and money belonging to parents or eligible partners. However, it said applicants cannot rely on overdrafts, cryptocurrency holdings, stocks and shares, pensions or fun…

…policies like subsidy removal, clemency for Maryam Sanda, the Niger Republic sanctions, student loans, and so on. The moral burden of the policy is even more important, and it is not diminished by the reversal. Last year, some 1,973,253 candidates registered for WAEC, at N27,500 each, while 1,367,210 students registere…