- Jim Ovia, a well-known banker and the creator of Zenith Bank, has been named the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) Board Chairman.
- On Friday, April 26, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Ovia to the position of NELFUND chairperson.
- Ajuri Ngelale, a spokesperson for the president, stated that Ovia was chosen because NELFUND requires quality and the best experts to oversee it.
The State House in Abuja Prominent banker Jim Ovia, CFR, has been named by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
This was revealed in a statement released on Friday, April 26 by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity.
According to Ngelale, the goal of the student loan program is to provide all Nigerian students and young people with access to functional skill development and sustainable higher education.
He continued by saying that Ovia was chosen because NELFUND wants excellence and the best qualified Nigerians to lead and oversee it.
According to the presidential spokesperson, Ovia has been given the authority to guarantee that young Nigerians, regardless of their identity, have access to higher education and the skills necessary to become vital members of the knowledge-based, global economy of the twenty-first century.
According to Ngelale, Tinubu’s decision to guarantee all Nigerian students and young people access to crucial skill development and sustainable higher education is consistent with the appointment.
He declared that the group’s goal is to guarantee all Nigerian students access to quality higher education and skill development.
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