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"The union's research on student loan systems in other countries shows that graduates often become societal burdens and feel demoralized," said ASUU President.
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Emmanuel Osodeke during an interview on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily program on Thursday. "Even as a professor, I would be unable to repay for a student who graduates from university with a five million naira loan in twenty years.
According to him, a graduate student who owes N5 million is uncertain about finding employment within the next ten or twenty years.
According to him, a graduate student who owes N5 million is uncertain about finding employment within the next ten or twenty years.
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Osodeke proposed that the need for student loans would be eliminated by raising the financial allotment for education.
Additionally, he pointed out that this is the third time that such an initiative has been tried and failed, casting doubt on its feasibility this time. He cited the US, where student loans are common, and said that many students are unable to pay back their debts, which has serious repercussions, including suicides.
To solve the students loan situation, he argued, President Joe Biden had to step in. The lecturer asked how the program could be successful in a nation where unemployment is high.
Osodeke proposed that the need for student loans would be eliminated by raising the financial allotment for education.
Additionally, he pointed out that this is the third time that such an initiative has been tried and failed, casting doubt on its feasibility this time. He cited the US, where student loans are common, and said that many students are unable to pay back their debts, which has serious repercussions, including suicides.
To solve the students loan situation, he argued, President Joe Biden had to step in. The lecturer asked how the program could be successful in a nation where unemployment is high.
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