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APC credits Tinubu with N372bn student loans, education reforms

APC credits Tinubu with N372bn student loans, education reforms
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President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms have seen the Federal Government disburse N372.62bn in student loans, enrol more than 156,000 Nigerians in technical and vocational training and secure $552m in funding for basic education, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said. The council said the interventions had also returned more than one million out-of-school children to learning, expanded access to secondary education for girls and improved teachers’ professional development.
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  • ✦According to the statement, the achievements were outlined in the Federal Ministry of Education’s Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative 2026 report, which covers interventions in basic, secondary, technical and tertiary education.
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$552:President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms have seen the Federal Government disburse N372.62bn in student loans, enrol more than 156,000 Nigerians in technical and vocational training and secure $552m in funding for basic education, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said.Wednesday:The spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, while assessing the achievements of the Tinubu administration in the education sector.2026:According to the statement, the achievements were outlined in the Federal Ministry of Education’s Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative 2026 report, which covers interventions in basic, secondary, technical and tertiary education.
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  • ✦President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms have seen the Federal Government disburse N372.62bn in student loans, enrol more than 156,000 Nigerians in technical and vocational training and secure $552m in funding for basic education, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said.
  • ✦The council said the interventions had also returned more than one million out-of-school children to learning, expanded access to secondary education for girls and improved teachers’ professional development.
  • ✦According to the statement, the achievements were outlined in the Federal Ministry of Education’s Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative 2026 report, which covers interventions in basic, secondary, technical and tertiary education.
Key Facts:$552: President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms have seen the Federal Government disburse N372.62bn in student loans, enrol more than 156,000 Nigerians in technical and vocational training and secure $552m in funding for basic education, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said.Wednesday: The spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, while assessing the achievements of the Tinubu administration in the education sector.2026: According to the statement, the achievements were outlined in the Federal Ministry of Education’s Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative 2026 report, which covers interventions in basic, secondary, technical and tertiary education.2024: NELFUND’s October 30 disbursement report separately put the number of beneficiaries at 1,659,853, while total applications received since the portal opened in May 2024 stood at 2,330,263.
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The APC says President Tinubu's education reforms have seen the FG disburse N372bn in student loans and enrol over 156,000 Nigerians in vocational training

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President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms have seen the Federal Government disburse N372.62bn in student loans, enrol more than 156,000 Nigerians in technical and vocational training and secure $552m in funding for basic education, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said.

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President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms have seen the Federal Government disburse N372.62bn in student loans, enrol more than 156,000 Nigerians in technical and vocational training and secure $552m in funding for basic education, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said.

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