Replacing TETFund with NELFUND Will Harm Universities – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Federal Government not to systemically phase out the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) which has “transformed” tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria in the last three decades. ASUU has cautioned that undermining TETFund’s funding to support the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) would cripple public…

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NELFUND Records Highest Student Loan Requests in 24hrs

In a single day, 9,687 students applied for school loans from the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The number is the largest since the NELFUND started its application process on May 25 for prospective students to apply for stipends and tuition. This was announced in a statement released by Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Corporate Communications at NELFUND, yesterday….

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137 Federal Institutions Signed Up for Student Loans – NELFUND

According to information on the NELFUND website on Monday, 137 universities nationwide have now partnered with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. However, the data disclosed neither the identities of the participating institutions nor their status as state- or federal-controlled entities. It simply stated in its data insight section, that 137 collaborating with esteemed institutions.” In…

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