21/11/2024
2024 International Students’ Day Celebration.
Education A Best Legacy.
As this year's celebration will focus on Academic Excellence for Sustainable Development, which is in commemoration of the 2024 International Students’ Day, our office ( The Presidency, Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement), under my leadership celebrates the invaluable contributions of Nigerian students to national development.
This year’s theme, as adopted by my office "Celebrating Academic Excellence for Sustainable Development," underscores the vital role education plays in shaping a prosperous and sustainable future.
We seize this occasion to commend His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his unwavering commitment to education and youth development, as demonstrated by the following groundbreaking achievements in the education sector:
• Establishment of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, providing financial support to deserving students to ensure access to quality education.
• Removal of tertiary institutions' staff salaries from the IPPIS, allowing for a more efficient and autonomous payroll system as well as end the incessant industrial action by staff unions.
• Reversal of the 30% deduction from institutions' Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), ensuring that institutions have more resources to invest in academic and infrastructural development.
• Approval of CNG-powered buses for national student bodies, reducing transportation challenges and supporting environmentally friendly initiatives.
To further celebrate excellence in education, the following awards and recognitions have been approved for this year 2024 through my office in collaboration with Petroleum Technology Development fund PTDF, National information Development Agency NITDA, NELFUND, Zenith Bank, Brisco among others, to be announce on Wednesday 20th November 2024 at Merit House Maitama Abuja, the venue for this year’s International Students’ Day celebration: