By Ayo Akinfe
For Tinubu’s recently-signed students loan bill to be effective, it needs to be backed up with a Nigerian Education Bill that looks something like this
[1] All Nigerian pupils will be offered free tuition right up until the end of secondary school
[2] Nigeria’s federal government and the 36 states will spend 15% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on education
[3] Free uniforms will be provided in all public schools nationwide
[4] One free school meal will be offered in all state primary and secondary school pupils nationwide
[5] No primary school child should have to walk more than 1km to get to school
[6] Every local government must have at least one technical or vocational college
[7] Private sector operators will be allowed to run schools provided they meet government guidelines provided by the ministry of education
[8] Every local government must appoint an education commissar to ensure national standards are met
[9] Over the next 10 years, every state must strive for 90% literacy rates
[10] Every local government must have at least one adult literacy centre