Over One Million Students Don Apply For Loan — NELFUND Yarn

Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) don announce say di number of people wey don apply for student loan don pass one million less than one year after di scheme launch on May 24, 2024. According to NELFUND Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, over ₦116 billion don already enter students’ hand across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for Nigeria to cover school fees and upkeep allowance. Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, hail di achievement say e show di success of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to make higher education easy for Nigerians. E add say crossing di one million mark no be just statistics, e mean new hope for Nigerians wey no gree let money stop dem from learning.

Sawyerr talk say di loan scheme don show say Nigerians trust di system and believe in di policy wey dey change lives. NELFUND also talk say di programme no dey discriminate, e dey open to all Nigerians no matter dia tribe or religion, to promote unity through equal education chances. Di agency promise say dem go continue to improve dia service, make sure every qualified student fit get education funding with transparency and dignity. NELFUND still assure Nigerians say no student go lose di chance to learn, grow or contribute to di country because of money wahala.