Education

BSTAN Group Takes Affordable House Campaign To School Children

Published

4 years ago

July 6, 2021

… As Tulip Int,.School others emerges winner maiden edition of BSTAN legacy Quest

Joel Ajayi

In its quest to ensure a good and affordable house for Nigerians BSTAN Group, one of the leading real estate firm in Nigeria has commenced the BSTAN legacy Quest competition for school children an initiative that believes would encourage children through land banking which is the fast way of building legacy and future of Nigerians children

In the Senior Secondary Category Adargo chinelo Nnamidi of Nigerian TULIP International school defeated Nnodim purity Chibuchi and Olamide Abisoye of SASCON International School who came 2nd and 3rd to clinch the 2021 edition of the BSTAN legacy Quest completion.

In The Junior Secondary School category,Ifeoluwa Adeleye of LEAD British School conquered her school mate Kelechi Valentine and Khadija Abdulrahman of the glisten international school in who came 2nd and 3rd respectively

Speaking shortly after the grand finale, the BSTAN group GMD he royal Highness, Erelu Dr. Becky Olubokola said tht Bstan legacy quest is a schools competition targeted at children to invest in real estate through land banking campaign initiatives.

Dr Olubukola revealed that BSTAN legacy Quest is aimed at encouraging property ownership across of every age grade which preaches no one is too young to own a property or own a land no matter age, class.

When asked, while did the BSTAN take the campaign of affordable houses to school children? she replied: “what we are doing is to reach out to many kids as possible and encouraging them through land banking which is fast way of building legacy the kids and build their future in such a way that they can achieve anything they want to achieve in the long run.

“Average Nigerians hardily can afford 3 square meals talk more of owing a shelter and as we all know that shelter is a basic need of life and for us in BSTAN home it’s important that we ensure that everyone have capacity to own a home.

“That is why we came up with our affordable home which is best platform in Nigeria that cater for less privileged, the lower, middle and high class we have our project everywhere across Nigeria, we have over 26,000 thousand houses going on in all our project.

“75% of all our project are all affordable home and we give people a room to pay 3 years installment and 7 years installment for me, it’s important that everyone deserve to have a home that is why we in BSTAN home brought up different campaign

“We have the trader’s scheme that makes people to pay 2,300 every day for a period of five years

“We have the kids legacy we brought affordable to to children because they are inheritance, they are our tomorrow and most parent are hustling and busting around forgetting that they need to keep something for these children, a child that you did not teach about heritage will sell all the property that you have when parent dies, that is why these children need need to be taught from now the mindset of investments in real estates.”

On her own, one of the winners, Miss Chinelo Nnamidi a 15 years old student Nigerian TULIPS International Academy Abuja expressed: “I feel very great, I feel very happy.

Kudos to the organizer for this great event for giving children opportunities to get what they are not imagines getting at their young ages its very nice approach I am speechless.”

When asked what is going to do with the land? She replied: “I really don’t know but i will keep it for my future.”

However, about 24 schools in FCT participated, pruned to 5 that participated in final and the winners of each category smiled home with a plot of lands, cash, as the 6 contestants were made brand Ambassadors of BSTAN as certain part of their Tuition fees will be taken care of every year.

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NELFUND assures students of smart system to improve loan access

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4 weeks ago

May 7, 2025

The Gleamer

Mariam Abeeb

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has assured students it was working assiduously towards building a technology driven system that would improve easy access to its loans.

This was as the FUND disclosed that no fewer than 320,000 students have thus far been paid with many more currently undergoing verification process to enable their payments.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr gave the assurances in Abuja, while addressing Polytechnics , Monotechnics and Institutes at a Stakeholders Engagement Session/ Technical Workshop on NELFUND System Automation and Loan Application Processes.

Sawyerr noted that the FUND was targeting a platform where students could access loan with confidence and without stress in a manner that was transparent and accountable.

He said: “At NELFUND our mission goes beyond giving loans. It’s about opening doors, it’s about making sure every young Nigerian who is willing to learn and grow has a real shot regardless of their background, location, or chosen path of study.

“For too long, many students, especially in technical institutions, have faced steep financial barriers; some drop out, others have never even applied. This is the gap we at NELFUND are here to close. But we know we can’t do it alone.

“This is a shared mission. It belongs to all of us, government institutions and the private sector alike. This technical workshop marks a major step forward.

“We’re not only providing financing, we’re building a technology-driven system that makes it easier for students to apply, for institutions to verify, and for funds to be disbursed with speed, fairness, and accountability.

“We’re aiming for access without stress, a platform students can use with confidence; transparency and trust so that no one is left wondering where their application stands; partnership with purpose because your feedback, your data, and your cooperation are critical to making this work. We rely on you as our institutional partners to help us bring this vision to life.”

Sawyerr who commended the institutions for providing technical expertise, practical hands-on training that fuels industries and empowers communities over the years, said besides teaching skills, they have built careers, created employers and strengthened economies.

“You know your students, you understand their struggles, your insights will help us tailor this system to reflect the realities on ground, not just assumptions on paper.

“To NBTE, we value your steady leadership in shaping and regulating technical education. Your collaboration is key as we move forward fully.”

The NELFUND boss urged the institutions to partner with the FUND to deliver a system that was not just functional or sustainable, but one that was transformative

“As we move forward fully, integrating NELFUND processes with institutional systems and standards, let us remember at the heart of all of this is a student, a young Nigerian with dreams, with ambition, and the courage to pursue them. Everything we do must serve that student.

“The only way to make it happen is by working together, listening to one another, and staying grounded in real-world challenges. I encourage you all to engage fully today share what’s working and what is not, and together let’s build something that lasts.”

NELFUND ‘s Executive Director, Operations, Mr. Iyal Mustapha, disclosed that apart from the 320,000 students who have so far been paid, more verifications are currently ongoing.

Mustapha, who explained that the failure of not having the number of registered students tally with the number of students whose application process was deemed successful was from the part of students and not NELFUND, said there was an urgent need to bridge the gap.

He also disclosed that the FUND was considering connecting directly to institution’s portal to get the data they need, and how student could apply to their institutions portal without necessarily reaching out to NELFUND.

“One other thing that we’re trying to do going forward is to send some of our IT to all the institutions so that we can see how possible it is we connect directly to your portal instead of saying please send us data. How can we connect using an API which makes it easier to get the data of any student coming to us directly from your portal and not from our portal. So we don’t need to be collecting any data again.

“At the same time, we’re thinking of seeing how is it possible that a student can apply to your portal without coming to us. So it makes it so easy for the student when they’re doing registration, when they’re doing payments, they can select either to apply for NELFUND loans and the process will go through your portal. So you have all the data without ever reaching to NELFUND. All we need is for you to give assurance these are your students and if we have that, we pay you directly. It makes it simpler and faster for all the students.”

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