University Strikes Will Be A Thing Of The Past Soon – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has come out to affirm that the Student Loan Scheme he approved on June 12, 2023, would go live in January 2024.

He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, he can confidently promise that episodes of industrial action by academic staff unions of tertiary institutions would become a thing of the past very soon.

Tinubu added that he is grateful to his team and colleagues for building such a beneficial programme.

His words, “By January 2024, the new Students Loan Programme must commence. To the future of our children and students we’re saying no more strikes.

There must be consumer credit, the scheme will have to come into effect as soon as possible.

I thank my team and my colleagues for building this programme, develop it now.

“We cannot talk about anti-corruption when you have to look for cash to buy a car when there’s no mortgage for homeownership.”