NELFUND’s Sawyerr reiterates FG’s commitment to education, takes message of student loan to Ogun Institute of Technology

The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr has reiterated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to education while on a visit to the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa.

The visit was part of the Fund’s ongoing nationwide sensitisation and stakeholder engagement campaign which commenced last year.

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Sawyerr in his awareness campaign said, the visit was targeted at deepening the stakeholders’ engagement with the Fund, to strengthen institutional collaboration and expanding access to tertiary institution across the country through financial inclusion.

The MD lauded the Dr. Abiodun Oluseye-led management for receiving his team, urging them to key into the loan scheme, revealing that NELFUND has been adequately capitalised to deliver on its mandate.

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Stating that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive that ‘no eligible Nigerian student should be denied access to tertiary education due to financial constraints’ would be implemented to its fullest.

The engagement, NELFUND said, reflects its continued commitment to promoting educational equity, expanding access to higher education, and supporting national development through inclusive financing.

The Rector of the Institute, Dr. Abiodun Oluseye, commended President Tinubu for his commitment to human capital development since assumption office, describing student loan scheme as a ‘transformative intervention in the education sector.’

CAPITAL POST reports that the management of NELFIND has been taking awareness campaign to higher institutions across the country, urging institutions to collaborate with the agency in the students loan scheme.

The MD/CE was accompanied by a delegation that included the General Counsel/Board Secretary, Mrs. Funmi Alagbada; Assistant Director, Facility and Fleet, Mr. Tolutayo Olajolo; Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, Mr. Fola Ogunniya; Technical Assistant to the MD/CE, Mr. Nasir Ayitogo; Personal Assistant to the MD/CE, Mr. Yomi Gbadamosi; Legal Officer, Mrs. Ife Akoniyon; and Personal Assistant to the General Counsel, Ms. Tinuke Bello.

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