The Abia State University Governing Council, has urged the management, parents and guardians of students of the school to ensure their children and wards were registered for the ongoing Federal Government NELFUND loan scheme.
The governing council had given the directive during its 156 regular meeting, saying that the loan scheme would benefit destitute students.
The development was announced in a press release made available by the Secretary to the council and Registrar of the institution, Acho Elendu.
This is as the varsity had bemoaned the poor enrollment of students in the Federal government student loan scheme, encouraging them to tap into the educational package made for them.
The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation and the Abia State office of the Federal Information Centre had earlier this week, held sensitization campaigns in Umuahia, appealing to Abia people to take advantage of the Federal government’s intervention programs.
Meanwhile the management of ABSU had acknowledged Governor Alex Otti for restoring the security around the University, regular payment of staff salary, as well as starting the payment of 11 months salary arrears to staff, among others.
Finally, it was also confirmed that the council had ratified the reappointment of Professor Ogbonna Onuoha as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) for a second term of two years.
