Buhari Endorses Free Education for Prisoners

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Buhari Endorses Free Education for Prisoners

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President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have agreed to grant university education completely free to all prison inmates across the country, if they are interested.In a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity of NOUN, Ibrahim Sheme, said the Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Prof Abdalla Adamu, announced the largess given to prison inmates. It is first of its kind in the country.According to Ibrahim, “Having suffered abandonment by relatives, emotional and physical confinement, prison inmates will see such gesture from NOUN as a measure to reduce their burden.“It will also provide a platform for them to improve their skills and make themselves better citizens. NOUN, being a single-mode institution, is charged with the responsibility of adding lifelong values to those yearning for quality education.“It also seeks to explore the option of taking education to young girls, who for cultural reasons, cannot access education.”The statement also said NOUN will soon be available to Nigerians living in the Diaspora. The  programme will run using online learning and teaching platforms.The National Open University of Nigeria is a Federal Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institution, the first of its kind in the West African sub-region. It is Nigeria’s largest tertiary institution in terms of student numbers. 

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