President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
This is contained in a statement signed by spokesman for the president, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday.
According to the statement, “Mr. Ovia is the founder of one of Nigeria’s leading banks and a respected business leader, with a surfeit of efforts and benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians.
” He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana.