JABU VC advocates for Private university students inclusion in Tinubu's students loans

The Vice Chancellor of  Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Prof. Olasebikan Fakolujo, advocated for the inclusion of private university students in the new student loan bill signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, he pleaded with the Federal Government to include private universities in the arrangement.

According to him, the loan should not be restricted to the federal government-owned universities alone, but he said “efforts are ongoing by the vice chancellors of private universities in that direction to include students of private universities in the arrangement.

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“Private universities play significant roles in the country’s higher education landscape by contributing to the development of skilled professionals and fostering innovation and should not be excluded from the scheme.

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“As a private university here at JABU, we pay our tax as and when it is due, and our responsibility to the nation is not lacking. So, I can assure you that effort is ongoing in that respect.”