Tag: NELFUND
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NELFUND disburses April upkeep payment to students
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commenced the disbursement of April 2025 upkeep payments to eligible student beneficiaries across the country.
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NELFUND: Against a culture of impunity – By Dakuku Peterside
When the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, better known as NELFUND, was unveiled, it landed like a spark in a dry forest of despair. It brought a glimmer of hope, like a bold attempt to democratise access to higher education in a country where tuition fees are a barricade and scholarships are too few, too politicised,…
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NELFUND hits 500,000 student loan applications
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has recorded over 500,000 applications for student loans through its portal within its first year of operation.
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Student loan: NELFUND distributes N35bn – MD
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it has so far disbursed N35 billion to 261,000 students in the country. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyer stated this at a sensitisation programme for Edo students in Edo State University, Iyamoh, Edo, on Thursday.
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Student loan: NELFUND to close 2023/2024 application cycle
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it will close the 2023/2024 student loan application cycle on Feb. 21. Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, said the 2024/2025 application cycle would commence on Feb. 22.
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NANS protests exclusion from NELFUND board
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has protested its exclusion from the board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
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Student loan: N116.184bn disbursed since inception – NELFUND
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), said it has so far disbursed N116.184bn as at Jan 1st, 2025 for upkeep of students across 176, 252 beneficiary institutions in the country.
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NELFUND resolves BVN glitch with student loan portal
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it has resolved the glitch students were having with Bank Verification Number (BVN) verification on the student loan portal.
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Fuel hike: NANS demands upward review of students loan
Amidst the hike in the pump price of fuel, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to increase the students loan from N20,000 to N40,000. NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, made the call during a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja on Monday.
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Senior lawyer returns student loan received in 70s
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the receipt of two million Naira, through a bank draft, given by Adegboyega Awomolo, a former beneficiary of student loan.