NASS, NELFUND Move to Expand Student Loan Scheme to 7 Million Beneficiaries

NASS, NELFUND Move to Expand Student Loan Scheme to 7 Million Beneficiaries

• Fund records over N282bn disbursement to 1.6 million students

• Expansion to include vocational, technical and skills acquisition programmes

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja

The National Assembly (NASS) and Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) have commenced moves to expand the federal government’s student loan scheme from about 1.6 million direct beneficiaries to seven million students across tertiary institutions and vocational centres nationwide.