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The much awaited NELFUND Student Loan Application Portal is now live for student across the country to Apply. The announcement was made through the NELFUND Nigeria official X page @NELFUND. Any interested student can visit nelf.gov.ng to get started.
It will be recalled that the suspension of the federal government’s student loan scheme raised concerns among many Nigerians. Initially signed into law as Access to Higher Education Act, 2023 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in June 2023, it was intended to provide interest-free loans to underprivileged students in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, fulfilling a campaign promise to improve education funding.
Despite being scheduled to begin in September 2023, the scheme’s implementation was delayed until January 2024. However, the presidency further postponed it from March 14, 2024, without setting a new date. The Executive Secretary of the Student Loan Board, Akintunde Sawyerr, emphasized the scheme’s importance in eliminating financial barriers to education and providing full coverage for institutional fees.
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