Tinubu names Jim Ovia chairman of student loan fund

Tinubu names Jim Ovia chairman of student loan fund

President Bola Tinubu has appointed of a renowned banker and businessman, Mr Jim Ovia as chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).

This was announced via a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale .

Mr Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank and a respected business leader with a track record of benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians.

He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana.

Part of the statement read, “The National Student Loan Programme is a pivotal intervention that seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths.

“The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the implementing institution of this innovation, demands excellence and Nigerians of the finest professional ilk to guide and manage.

“The President believes Mr Ovia will bring his immense wealth of experience and professional stature to this role to advance the all-important vision of ensuring that no Nigerian student suffers a capricious end to their pursuit of higher education over a lack of funds and of ensuring that Nigerian youths, irrespective of who they are, have access to higher education and skills that will make them productive members of society and core contributors to the knowledge-based global economy of this century.”