Edu News

NELFUND to launch software for students with disabilities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 18, 2025

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has revealed plans to introduce specialized software to ensure that students with disabilities in higher institutions can fully access and benefit from its loan scheme. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, announced

Edu News

NELFUND Cautions Students About Fake Loan Application Websites

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 9, 2025

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has issued a warning to students, advising them not to submit loan applications through fraudulent websites and portals. In a statement released on Saturday in Abuja, the Fund’s Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, called on students and the general public to ignore any misleading websites, links, or messages

Edu News

Student Loan: NELFUND to End 2023/2024 Application Cycle on February 21

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 18, 2025

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that the student loan application cycle for the 2023/2024 academic year will close on February 21, while applications for the 2024/2025 cycle will begin on February 22. During a press conference in Abuja yesterday, NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, stated that the transition to the 2024/2025 cycle […]

Edu News

NELFUND: Students express frustration over loan delays as exams approach

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 15, 2025

Students from at least 23 public universities and polytechnics have expressed concerns over the delayed release of their approved institutional loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, as deadlines for tuition payments and upcoming examinations draw closer. On April 3, 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and

Edu News

Replacing TETFund with NELFUND Will Cripple Universities, ASUU Warns FG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 6, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has cautioned the Federal Government against its proposal to replace the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), stating that such a decision would cripple public universities and harm tertiary education in Nigeria. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, issued the warning