The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has officially opened its online portal for student loan applications for the 2025/2026 academic session, enabling eligible students to apply for financial aid to support their higher education. This announcement was made in a statement posted on NELFUND’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, titled “NELFUND Announces Opening…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has called on student leaders across tertiary institutions to take ownership of the newly introduced interest-free education loan scheme. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement session and technical workshop on NELFUND system automation and loan application processes in Abuja, the Executive Director of Operations, Iyal Mustapha, encourages student leaders to…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has denied claims of mismanagement in disbursing student loan funds. They development comes after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it was investigating alleged corruption in the disbursement of the funds. In a statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFund…
President Bola Tinubu’s premier initiative in the field of education is the rollout of the student loan program. The Nigeria Education Loan Fund has stated that students from the following 22 state-owned tertiary schools can now apply for loans on its portal: nelf.gov.ng. This information was shared via @NELFUND on X. This came after the…
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….
