President Muhammadu
Buhari has assured that there will be free education for science, technology and
education students in tertiary institutions.
Buhari gave the
assurance Tuesday while presenting the 2016 Appropriation Bill to a joint
session of the National Assembly.
President Buhari stressed
that this would indeed mark a historic milestone for us as a nation.
Buhari said his
administration would unveil a conditional cash transfer programme for the
poorest and most vulnerable.
The president said
the full programme would be presented in the coming weeks and that it would
include home-grown public primary school feeding.
"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.
-Daily Trust
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