The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) applauds the bold and visionary step taken by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to extend its loan scheme to vocational and technical training institutions. This is not just a policy decision – it is a national game-changer.
Once again, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated what effective leadership looks like: identifying a gap, designing a solution, and delivering it with precision while the opposition continues its endless lamentations and empty rhetoric.
For decades, millions of young Nigerians whose future depended on skills acquisition – from engineering trades, digital technology, construction, creative industries, agriculture, and manufacturing – were abandoned by a system that worshipped certificates but ignored competence. The Renewed Hope Agenda has now rewritten the story. With this expansion, no Nigerian youth will be denied opportunity because of financial barriers. Skill is finally taking its rightful place beside formal academics.
NELFUND’s decision is a direct investment in the productive energy of our youth, the heartbeat of Lagos, and the engine of Nigeria’s future. It will deepen job creation, strengthen innovation, reduce unemployment, and drastically expand the nation’s skilled workforce. This is how nations are built – not through press conferences of bitterness and recycled talking points from defeated political actors.
While some political parties are busy organising conventions that resemble final funeral rites, the APC-led administration is methodically building the future – brick by brick, reform by reform, policy by policy. This latest initiative is yet another reminder that leadership is not noise; leadership is vision backed by action.
The Lagos APC encourages our young people to seize this opportunity with both hands. Lagos, the centre of excellence, is primed to benefit immensely – from tech hubs to creative districts, from industrial clusters to MSME corridors. Our youths now have a gateway to globally competitive skills that will define the next era of prosperity.
We commend NELFUND’s management for rising above the limitations of the past and delivering a policy that empowers the many, not the privileged few. This is Renewed Hope in motion. This is governance with results.
As always, the Lagos APC remains aligned with President Tinubu’s transformative vision – a Nigeria where opportunities are expanded, the youth are equipped, and the nation moves forward while the opposition remains stuck in their echo chambers of despair.
Mogaji (Hon.) Oluseye Olaniran Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
17/11/25
