Tinubu Meets NELFUND Chairman Jim Ovia At Presidential Villa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received the founder of Zenith Bank and Chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Jim Ovia, at the State House, Abuja, amid the federal government’s efforts to expand access to tertiary education through its student loan scheme.
Ovia, a prominent banker and business leader, met with the President on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the Presidential Villa.
The meeting comes as the federal government continues to implement its student loan initiative, which is designed to ease the financial burden of tertiary education on eligible Nigerian students.
NELFUND, chaired by Ovia, is responsible for facilitating access to education loans for eli...