NELFUND Disburses N23bn to 128 Tertiary Institutions

NELFUND Disburses N23bn to 128 Tertiary Institutions

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the government agency in charge of student loans in Nigeria, has disbursed a total of N23 billion to several individuals and 128 tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Speaking to newsmen, Akintunde Sawyerr, its Managing Director, disclosed that N18 billion has been channelled to the institutions while about N5 billion has […]

NELFUND Disburses N11 billion to 90,000 Students in Six Months

NELFUND Disburses N11 billion to 90,000 Students in Six Months

Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed N11 billion to 90,000 students as fees and stipends within six months. Speaking during an oversight visit by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, the Fund’s Managing Director, Dr. Akintunde Sawyerr, said from the N96 billion earmarked for students’ loans, about N11 billion had been paid […]

NELFUND to start attending to state-owned Uni applicants by June 25

NELFUND to start attending to state-owned Uni applicants by June 25

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it plans to start entertaining loan application from students attending state-owned tertiary institutions on June 25. Its Managing Directo, Akintunde Sawyerr at a news conference on the Post-Application Launch today in Abuja, also revealed that over 60,000 students from federal tertiary institutions had successfully registered since the application […]