NELFUND disburses N130m to FUGashua students

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed over N130 million to 2,193 students of the Federal University, Gashua (FUGashua) in Yobe.

Prof. Maimuna Waziri, the University’s Vice Chancellor, stated this at a news conference in Gashua on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming maiden and combined convocation of the institution.

She said that 276 of the students drew N16 million from the fund in the first batch, while 1,917 students received N114 million in the second batch.

According to her, the awareness campaign is ongoing to ensure that more students of the institution key into the scheme to minimise financial burden on their parents and guardians.

Waziri said that over 300 lecturers in the university benefited from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) research grant intervention.

The Vice Chancellor said that a total of 62 capital projects were embarked upon at the institution from 2021 to 2024.

According to her, the projects were funded through TETFund, capital appropriation, organisations and philanthropists.

She said that 49 of the projects were completed, while 12 were ongoing and had reached between 50 to 80 per cent completion levels.

Waziri said that a total of 3,449 graduands from six academic sets and across four faculties of Agriculture, Arts, Management and Social Sciences would be awarded first degrees.

She said that a set of 12 others would be awarded a higher degree in Master of Public Administration (MPA).

The Vice chancellor said there would also be conferment of honorary doctorate degrees on Sen. Remi Tinubu, the Wife of the President, Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Sen. Ibrahim Geidam, Minister for Police Affairs, Sen Ahmed Lawal, among others.

The convocation is slated for July 12.

A pre-convocation lecture titled, “Beyond the Horizon : Embracing the Unknown and Unlocking Your Full Potential” would be delivered by Prof. Isa Pantami by the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy on July 11.