The Federal Government says it has paid the tuition fees of twenty thousand students directly to their institutions in the ongoing Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. 

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, AKINTUNDE SAWYER made this known while speaking during a summit and sensitization programme by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Rivers State.

According to him, the fund had paid the tuition fees of twenty thousand students in six universities, including the University of Ibadan, University of Benin, University of Maiduguri, University of Ilorin, and Bayero University, Kano.

SAWYER also disclosed that as of August 22, 2024, over two hundred and eighty thousand students registered for the scheme, while about two hundred and fifty six have completed the application process.

He attributed some of the delays in approving requests for the student interest-free loan to errors made by students during the registration process.

He noted that NAN is committed to continuing sensitization efforts across higher institutions in Rivers State to encourage more students to benefit from the loan scheme.