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NELFUND receives another N2m refund from former beneficiary
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. This is contained in a statement by Monalisa Dike, from the Corporate Communications Department of the fund on Friday in Abuja. Dike said that Awomolo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) benefitted…
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NELFUND: South East lawmakers urge tertiary institutions to comply with verification
The National Assembly South East caucus has urged tertiary institutions in the zone to comply with the verification request of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) for disbursement of loan to students. The caucus via its leaders, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe and Rep. Igariwey Iduma Enwo, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. It said that the verification…
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NELFUND  acknowledges receipt of ₦50bn from EFCC
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has acknowledged the receipt of an additional N50 billion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the Director, Corporate Communications, NELFUND, announced this in contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Oluwatuyi said the release followed the directive of President Bola Tinubu on Aug. 4, directing the EFCC to…
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Student Loan: NELFUND clears 22 more institutionsÂ
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has cleared additional 22 state-owned tertiary institutions for student loan applications. This is disclosed in the official X handle (formerly Twitter) of NELFUND. The fund said the additional institutions followed a review by the committee responsible for Student Verification System. According to the organisation, students from the 22 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply…
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NELFUND warns of fake visa sponsorship website
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has warned the public against a fraudulent website falsely claiming to offer foreign visa sponsorship, using the name and logo of NELFUND. Mr Nasir Ayitogo, Head of Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Ayitogo said the website, being promoted on Facebook, redirected users to a site called…
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Northern students distance self from planned protest, lauds FG’s NELFUND
Youths group, Coalition of Concerned Northern Youths and Students has distanced itself from participating in the upcoming plan nationwide protest. The National Coordinator of the Coalition, Jibril Bello made this known during a news conference on Wednesday in Kano. According to him, the association took the unanimous decision after its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kano. Bello expressed satisfaction with…
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Additional 12 state-owned tertiary institutions submit student data to NELFUND
The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the onboarding of an additional 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions to the student loan application portal. This is disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen by Nasir Ayitogo, Head, Media and Public Relations, NELFUND, on Wednesday in Abuja. Ayitogo said that the expansion came following the successful submission and…
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State-owned institutions’ students NELFUND loan application starts July 7
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that students of 36 state-owned tertiary institutions who have enrolled in its Student Verification System (SVS) can apply for loans effective from July 7. This is disclosed in a notice obtained from NELFUND’s X handle on Sunday. The Fund urged all other state-owned tertiary institutions to submit their complete student data to…
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Student loan: NELFUND postpones application process
The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announce a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loan for state institutions due to low data submissions. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo. Ayitogo said the decision was necessitated…
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Students Loan: Institutions to benefit in stages
The Federal Government says beneficiaries of the Student Loan Scheme will be in stages: from federally owned institutions to state schools, then to private schools, and later to vocational skills. Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Education Loan Scheme (NELFund), made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He said initially…
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