The former Director General, Tinubu/Shetima 2023 Presidential campaign, Alhaj Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, has said that Islamic religion is not against taking loan, saying that Muslim students are free in accordance of their religion to apply and benefit from the student loan approved by the Federal government
He made the clarification on Tuesday in an interview shortly after a sensitization workshop organised to educate students on how to apply for the students loan held at the NUJ Secretariat, Kano
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According to him, there is no verse in the holy Quran that was against taking loan adding that the issue of taking loan is the longest sura (chapter) in the Holy Quran.
“IAm a Muslim, I can tell you that Islam is not against taking loan and the longest chapter in Quran supports taking loan, therefore, student should be wary of people that would misadvised of not taking loan”
Bichi, who was also a former Secretary to the State Government’ during former governor Abdullahi Ganduje’ s as administration, however disclosed that this workshop was organize to educate students, especially, the All Progressive Congress students on how to apply for the loan and benefit.
However, while addressing students,the APC students Council ,Director General Yahaya Usman,commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for initiating the loan program, which aims to support students in achieving their dreams.
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He said the APC organised a media briefing to enlighten students of higher institutions in Kano State on the importance of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and the process of accessing the loan.
He added that the briefing, held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists center, marked the first step by the APC Students Council to sensitize students on the loan’s importance and application process.
Najmuddin Mukhtar, Director of Finance, emphasized the association’s goal of enlightening students from all 44 local government areas on the loan application process.
The briefing featured a power point presentation on filling out the NELFUND loan application online, ensuring students were conversant with the process.
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He urged students to utilize the opportunity to achieve their goals
Fa’izu Alfindiki, the immediate past Council Chairman of Kano Municipal Local Government urged the students to utilize the golden opportunity by ensuring that they apply for the NELFUND.
