President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has announced the government is coming up with a cash transfer programme that would provide free education for science, technology and education students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. According to the president, the plan will address the needs of the poor and vulnerable in the Nigerian society.
The president revealed this while presenting the 2016 budget before the National Assembly.
Through the Office of the Vice-President, Buhari said they are working with various development partners to design an implementable and transparent conditional cash transfer programme for the poorest and most vulnerable.
“This programme will be implemented in phases. Already, the compilation of registers of the poorest persons is on-going,” Buhari said. “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.”
