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Student Loan: NELFUND clears 22 more institutions
This is disclosed in the official X handle (formerly Twitter) of NELFUND.
The fund said the additional institutions followed a review by the committee responsible for Student Verification System.
According to the organisation, students from the 22 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for loans on its portal, http://nelf.gov.ng.
It would be recalled that, 86 state-owned institutions were cleared before the new list, bringing the number to a total of 108 institutions.
NELFund had also said that over N1 billion had been disbursed so far, as tuition fees to 20000 students from the institutions across the country.
The lists of the newly and previously cleared institutions are as follows:
Newly Cleared Institutions
- Abia State University, Uturu
- College of Education, Nsugbe
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
- Delta State University, Abraka.
- Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Delta State
- Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti
- Kogi State University, Kabba, Kogi State
- Prince Abubakar Audu University
- Kwara State University
- Kwara State College of Health Technology
- Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna
- Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu
- Moshod Abiola Polytechnic
- Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo
- The Polytechnic, Ibadan
- The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki
- Rivers State University, Port Harcourt
- Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic
- Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu
- College of Administration, Management and Technology, Potiskum, Yobe State
- College of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Gujba
- College of Education Legal Studies, Nguru
Previously cleared institutions are:
- Abia State Polytechnic
- Adamawa State University Mubi
- Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola
- College of Education Afaha Nsit
- Akwa Ibom State University
- Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
- Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare
- Niger Delta University
- Benue State University, Makurdi
- Borno State University
- College of Education, Waka-Biu
- Mohammet Lawan College of Agriculture
- Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
- Cross River State University
- Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-uku
- Delta State University of Science and Technology
- Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba
- University of Delta Agbor
- Ebonyi State University, AbakalikI
- Edo State University Uzairue.
- Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti
- Bamidele Olumilua University of Edu., Sc., and Tech
- University of Medical and Applied Sciences Enugu State
- Gombe State University
- Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo
- Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University
- Benjamin Uwajumogu State College of Education IhitteUboma
- Imo State Polytechnic Omuma
- Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State
- Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
- Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya
- Kaduna State University
- Aliko Dangote University of science and Technology wudil
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University
- Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
- Umar Musa Yaradua University Katsina
- Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
- Confluence University of Science and Technology
- Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba
- Kwara Polytechnic
- Kwara State College of Education Oro
- Lagos state university of education
- Lagos State University of Science and Technology
- Lagos State University
- Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia
- Nasarawa State University Keffi
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
- Niger State Polytechnic Zungeru
- Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic
- Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Tai Solarin University of Education
- Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa
- D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic Itori-Ewekoro.
- Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade
- University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
- Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
- Government Technical College Ile-Ife
- GTC, ARA Osun State
- GTC, GBONGAN Osun State
- GTC, IJEBU-JESA
- GTC, ILE-IFE Osun State
- GTC, INISA Osun State
- GTC, IWO Osun State
- GTC, OTAN AYEGBAJU Osun State
- GTC, OSU Osun State
- Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
- Osun State College of Technology
- Osun state university
- University of Ilesa, Osun State
- Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
- Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
- OYO STATE COLLEGE OF Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan.
- Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic Eruwa Oyo State
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo State
- Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Eleyele
- First Technical University Ibadan
- Plateau State University Bokkos
- Port Harcourt Polytechnic
- Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt
- Taraba state polytechnic
- Taraba State University, Jalingo
- Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences Jalingo
- Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
- Yobe State University
- Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic Geidam, Yobe State.
- Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially dissolved the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), which includes the removal of Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Mele Kyari and Chairman Pius Akinyelure, along with all other board members appointed in November 2023.
In an announcement, the President introduced an 11-member restructured board, appointing Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the new GCEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as the Non-Executive Chairman. These changes are effective immediately, as stated by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy.
Emphasizing the need for “enhanced operational efficiency, restored investor confidence, and a more commercially viable NNPC,” President Tinubu exercised his authority under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 to implement this significant reorganization.
The newly formed board comprises Adedapo Segun, who continues as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), alongside six non-executive directors representing Nigeria’s geopolitical zones: Bello Rabiu (North West), Yusuf Usman (North East), Babs Omotowa (North Central), Austin Avuru (South-South), David Ige (South West), and Henry Obih (South East). Additionally, Mrs. Lydia Shehu Jafiya, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, and Aminu Said Ahmed, representing the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, will serve on the board.
The President has charged the new board with conducting a strategic review of NNPC-operated and Joint Venture assets to optimize value. This includes increasing crude oil production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2027 and 3 million bpd by 2030, boosting gas production to 8 billion cubic feet daily by 2027 and 10 billion by 2030, and expanding NNPC’s refining capacity to 200,000 bpd by 2027 and 500,000 bpd by 2030. The administration also aims to attract $30 billion in oil investments by 2027 and $60 billion by 2030, building on the $17 billion secured in 2024.
Ahmadu Musa Kida, the new Chairman, is a Borno-born engineer and former Deputy Managing Director of Total Nigeria. He also has a background in basketball, having served as the ex-president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Bashir Bayo Ojulari, the newly appointed GCEO, hails from Kwara State and was previously the Executive Vice President of Renaissance Africa Energy, where he led a $2.4 billion acquisition of Shell’s Nigerian assets. He brings extensive experience from Elf and Shell, having worked across Europe and the Middle East.
President Tinubu expressed gratitude to the outgoing board for their contributions, particularly their efforts in reviving the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries, which have resumed production after years of dormancy. Analysts view this leadership change as part of Tinubu’s broader reforms in the oil sector, following last year’s removal of fuel subsidies and the promotion of private refinery investments. With the new team established, there are high expectations for enhanced transparency, efficiency, and profitability within Nigeria’s state oil enterprise.
Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the federal government plans to commence implementing the drill-or-drop provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
Section 94 of the PIA gives operators a period of three years to begin oil production or relinquish the assets to the federal government.
Speaking during the Cross Industry Group (CIG) meeting held on Tuesday in Florence, Italy, Lokpobiri said it is in the best interest of the country that all inactive wells go to work.
He said the federal government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has provided every necessary incentive to ensure international oil companies (IOCs) in Nigeria run smoothly and profitably.
“Now, it is imperative for these industry players to match the government’s efforts with increased investment by announcing final investment decisions (FIDs),” he said.
Furthermore, Lokpobiri discussed “the challenges, expectations, and measures to enhance the sector’s contributions towards domestic energy needs and regional expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa”.
He emphasised that while IOCs have highlighted engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors as a challenge, “EPCs will not come unless they see strong commitments from industry players”.
“The government has done its part to provide the requisite and investment-friendly fiscals, the ball is now in the court of the IOCs and other operators to make strategic investment decisions that will drive increased production and sustainability in the sector,” he said.
“We must also recognise that domestic crude supply is essential to national energy security. The best solution to this challenge lies in increasing production, which will ensure a balance between domestic supply obligations and external commitments.”
The minister further urged industry players to explore collaborative measures, such as shared resources for contiguous assets and the release of underutilised assets to operators ready to invest in production.
The minority caucus in the house of representatives has condemned the killing of 16 Kano-bound hunters in Edo state.
On Thursday, a mob in the Uromi area of Edo killed 16 hunters of northern descent who were travelling from Elele, Rivers state.
The travellers were attacked and lynched after some vigilance group members raised the alarm on suspicion that they were kidnappers.
The Edo state government said 14 suspects arrested in connection with the killing would be transferred to Abuja for further interrogation.
During a visit to some of the families of the victims at Bankure LGA in Kano, Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, assured that justice would be served.
In a statement issued on Monday, the minority caucus described the killing of the hunters as “barbaric”.
“We find such brutal killings of innocent Nigerians in any part of the country by lawless mobs very reprehensible, and if allowed to fester without being put in check by responsible organs of the federal government, such actions could threaten the peace and unity of the country,” the statement reads.
The lawmakers asked Nigerians never to resort to jungle attacks on fellow citizens but to always report any concerns to security agencies.
“We are a nation under the rule of laws, and our law enforcement agencies are always available to partner with every Nigerian to assuage their concerns,” the caucus said.
While noting that the incident is “already setting emotions on edge” in parts of the country, the legislators urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the security agencies investigate this matter and bring the perpetrators to justice.
“Also, adequate compensation should be paid to the affected families,” the caucus said.
The lawmakers implored Nigerians to remain calm, peaceful, and law-abiding and allow the federal and state governments to investigate the matter and ensure justice is served.
The statement was signed by Kingsley Chinda, minority leader; Ali Isa, minority whip; and Aliyu Madaki, deputy minority leader.