Tinubu appoints management team for education loan fund

Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas (left); President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; President Bola Tinubu; his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila and Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, during the signing of the Students Loan Bill by the President at the State House, Abuja … yesterday.

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of three persons to serve on the management team of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).

Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement.

Ngelale said Tinubu’s appointment is in line with his determination to secure Nigeria’s socio-economic future by ensuring sustainable higher education and critical skill development for all Nigerian students and youth.


The appointees include Akintunde Sawyerr as the Managing Director/CEO, Frederick Oluwafemi Akinfala as the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, and Mustapha Iyal as the Executive Director, Operations.

Ngelale added that with the appointment of the management team, the President expects that the necessary apparatuses are expeditiously put in place for the effective take-off of this pivotal Fund for the immediate and lasting benefit of Nigerian students and families in all parts of the country.

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