Nigerian Education Loan Fund. Photo: NELFUND
The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened to embark on peaceful mass action, including the occupation of the headquarters of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, over what it described as a two-month delay in the disbursement of students’ upkeep allowances.
The students’ body said the delay had caused widespread anxiety among beneficiaries across tertiary institutions nationwide and called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene to prevent further escalation.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the NANS President, Babatunde Akinteye, the association said it had received numerous complaints from students over the non-payment of upkeep allowances under the NELFUND scheme.
According to him, the allowances, which are meant to support students with living expenses, have allegedly not been disbursed for the past two months without any official explanation.
