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NELFUND Disbursed Over 1.17BILLION Naira Loans To 20,000 Students by Quickinfostuff: 8:31pm On Jul 31 |
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed over N1.17 billion in institutional fees as part of the federal government’s student loan scheme. Akintunde Sawyerr, the NELFUND managing director, said on Wednesday that N1,172,388,340 was disbursed to cover 20,000 beneficiaries of the scheme. He said NELFUND selected some schools and paid the “institutional fees” of the loan beneficiaries based on active academic calendars. According to him, the fund is working on reviewing another 100 institutions whose application had been received. “I am delighted to share that, following President Bola Tinubu’s directive, NELFUND has been able to disburse students’ institutional fees amounting to N1,172,388,340.00 for 20,000 students (100 per cent paid) in the institutions across the country. “These institutions were carefully selected based on their academic calendar. “Disbursement to other institutions will be made at the beginning of their sessions, to ensure a transparent and equitable distribution of resources,’’ he said. Sawyerr said an additional disbursement of N850 million would leave NELFUND to various institutions due to receive the loans. He also disclosed that a total of 260,000 students had been approved for payment of upkeep loans and their institutions’ charges He said that the upkeep loan and institution charges for each student is N250,000 per annum. However, a student could apply less than the approved amount. According to him, not every student that takes the institution loan wanted the upkeep loan, which would be paid in tranches base on students’ need. When asked if the loans could be given to Post Graduate students, Sawyerr said the mandate of the fund focuses on undergraduate students with the least opportunities. What's your take on this? SOURCE: https://edustuff.com.ng/nelfund-disbursed-students-loan/
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