NELFUND

May 05, (THEWILL) – The controversy surrounding the disbursement of billions of naira to eligible students in Nigerian tertiary institutions as loans by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) continued Sunday with the Fund and the National Orientation Agency, NOA,...

May 01, (THEWILL) – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced a comprehensive investigation into alleged discrepancies surrounding the disbursement of student loans under the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a statement on Thursday,...

February 17, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has announced the closure of the 2023/2024 application process and the opening of the 2024/2025 application portal. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the Managing...

December 23, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Education Loan Fund has revealed plans by the Federal Government to limit interest-free student loans to courses critical to Nigeria’s development. NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known during a virtual conference titled...

November 26, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has pledged to ensure increased access for Bayelsa State students to the National Loan Scheme, aimed at easing the financial burden of higher education. This commitment was made by the...

August 15, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the N50 billion allocated to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) was not a donation by the commission, but part of the recovered proceeds of crime...

August 14, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has donated N50 billion recovered from proceeds of crime, to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The anti-graft agency made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday...

July 31, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed over N1 billion naira to clear 100 per cent of the tuition fees of 20,000 students from across five tertiary institutions in the country. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer...

May 22, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said students studying in state-owned tertiary institutions would be captured in the second phase of the Student loan programme of the Federal Government. A statement signed by NELFUND’s Media...

May 20, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has said only students in federal tertiary institutions in Nigeria will have access to the student loan in its opening phase. Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed...