The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has taken student loan sensitization to Kebbi State with the view to expand access education across Nigeria.
NELFUND team led by its Managing Director Mr Akintunde Sawyerr landed at Birni Kebbi on Wednesday and was warmed received by Kebbi government led by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isa Abubakar Tugga, along with heads of tertiary institutions.
Recalled that NELFUND had promised to embark on sensitization tour of the country to enlighten guardians, institutions, and undergraduate students about the importance of education loan.
The NELFUND boss said the education loan, which took off in May 2024, was designed to bridge the financial gap for undergraduates in government-owned institutions seeking access to higher education.
He explained that the objective of the education loan is to ensure that financial constraints do not stand in the way of students who yearn for higher education.
At the meeting, which was attended by students from government-owned institutions across the state, the Mr Sawyerr explained that the loan is “interest-free loans that cover tuition fees and living expenses.”
He also seized the opportunity to explain the application process, including the requirements for interested undergraduates to join the list of beneficiaries of the programme.
He pleaded with heads of government-owned tertiary institutions in the state to collaborate with NELFUND for their students to have hitch-free registration process, urging them to ensure “timely submission of student data, which is crucial for processing loan applications efficiently.”
Reacting, Alhaji Isa Abubakar Tugga, promised the NELFUND boss that all efforts have been put in place to ensure that students in the state who need financial assistance for their higher education become part of the initiative.
At the time of publication, Federal University Birni-Kebbi, Federal University of Agriculture, and Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, have been cleared, giving their students the ‘right’ to apply for institution and upkeep loans.
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