Senate Passes Student Loan Bill.
Senate has passed the student loan (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024.
The upper legislative chamber’s resolution followed its consideration of the report of the senate committee on tertiary institutions and TETFUND.
Muntari Dandutse, chair of the committee, presented the report during plenary on Wednesday.
On March 14, President Bola Tinubu asked the national assembly to repeal and reenact the student loan law.
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the House of Representatives, read the president’s letter during plenary on Thursday.
The president sent a similar letter to the senate, asking the lawmakers to accord his request “expeditious consideration”.
Godswill Akpabio, president of the senate, read the senate’s version during plenary in the red chamber.
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