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NELFUND Reopens Student Loan Portal for Final 48-Hour Window
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the reopening of its student loan verification portal for a final 48-hour period, to allow tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so.
11/10/2025
Step by step of how to apply for student loan
The long-awaited student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, has said.
23/05/2024
Student loan: 1.2m beneficiaries listed as scheme begins Friday
The long-awaited student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, has said.
21/05/2024
Only Federal University students eligible for loans for now, Federal Government discloses
The Federal Government has disclosed that the student loan scheme will only be granted to applicants from federal universities as the programme will be rolled out in phases.
20/05/2024
Student loan application portal opens May 24, NELFUND MD affirms
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced May 24 as official date for the opening of portal for student loan applications.
17/05/2024
President Tinubu directs expansion of student loan scheme to cover vocational trainees
President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes.
23/01/2024
House of Reps re-allocate N5b earmarked for presidential yacht to student loan
The House of Representatives on Thursday re-allocated the N5 billion that had previously been designated for the presidential yacht to the student loan in the 2023 supplementary budget.
02/11/2023
