Nigerian students who are beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) have expressed concern over the delay in the payment of their monthly upkeep allowance, saying the situation is causing financial hardship and affecting their academic activities.
Some of the affected students told Campus Reporter that they last received the ₦20,000 monthly upkeep allowance in April, while others said they received the May stipends only towards the end of July.
Some other students said they haven’t received both May and June stipends as of Wednesday, 22 July.
One student of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS), Lukman Kamaldeen, said he only received the stipends for May on 17 July. Mr Kamaldeen said he hasn’t received the payment for June as of Wednesday, 22 July.
Another student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), said he received the May stipends on 20 July.
