The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has highlighted some of the key achievements of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration.
Speaking at a news conference to herald a flurry of ministerial briefings to highlight the scorecards ahead of the second anniversary of the government, he explained that a huge impact had been made in the student loan scheme initiated by the Administration.
According to him, no fewer than 169,000 students got N32.8 billion in tuition and upkeep allowances under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
The student loan is a major campaign promise of the President.
The minister said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed his ministers to present their scorecards to Nigerians.
He said the presidential directive was to keep Nigerians informed about policies and programmes.
Idris said the briefing will allow Nigerians the opportunity to interrogate the activities of the government.
He said: “President Tinubu is determined to ensure that his administration engages and communicates robustly, and this ministerial briefing series is one of the measures he has directed to achieve this goal.
“In 2024, we hosted 25 ministers at these briefings and reached millions of people in Nigeria and abroad on traditional and digital media platforms.
“These briefings are an opportunity to highlight and explain government policies, programmes, and actions; to simplify and contextualise these for the benefit of all citizens, interest groups, and stakeholders at large, while also decisively tackling misinformation and disinformation.
“Over the next three months, as we approach the second anniversary of the administration, we will bring honourable ministers to this platform, weekly.
“This year 2025 is a year of consolidation, a year for building on the gains we have seen in the first 19 months of the administration.”
