The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially rolled out the Student Loan Scheme under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aiming to assist 1.2 million...
The Federal Government has said it would begin a pilot phase of the student loan scheme with applicants from public tertiary institutions. The spokesman for the...
President Bola Tinubu has been lauded by Nigerians for his initiative on the Students Loan Bill which marks a significant step toward facilitating access to higher...
Amidst growing concerns over the delayed implementation of student loans and the increasing prevalence of cultism in higher education institutions across Nigeria, Naija News had an...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have expressed displeasure with the continued postponement of the commencement of the student loan program. Naija News had earlier...
Recipients of the Federal Government’s student loan program will be required to repay the loan two years after the conclusion of the National Youth Service Corps...
The Federal Government has set March as the definite opening month for the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFund) portal for eligible students. Naija News learnt that...
The Federal Government has rescheduled the commencement of the student loan program to March 1, 2024, after failing to meet the February 26, 2024, kick-off date...
The student loans program is ready to launch following the inaugural meeting of the special committee overseeing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Naija News understands...
Former House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, has urged the federal government to expand the scope of its Students’ Loan Scheme to include students attending private universities. Dogara,...
The Federal Government’s student loan program has been characterized by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a scheme to enrich a select group of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed concern over quality education funding in Nigeria. According to him, the Students’ Loan Scheme, which...
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu has assured Nigerian youths that the student loan programme would not be influenced by ‘who you know’....
The House of Representatives has said the expenditure for the presidential yacht in the 2023 supplementary budget has been transferred to student loan expenditure. The Chairman, House...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that the Student Loan Scheme payment will commence in January 2024. Naija News reports that Tinubu gave the assurance on...
The federal government has revealed that the disbursement of the Students Loans scheme is scheduled to commence during the 2023/2024 academic session. The Permanent Secretary of...
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee On Student Loans and Access To Higher Education and the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...
Nigerian students under the aegis of Students’ Solidarity Group Against Fee Hikes have rejected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s government student loan offer and provision of buses...
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has reacted after President Bola Tinubu approved the removal of all restrictions on student loans to make them more easily accessible....
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government to offer grants to Nigerian students instead of the student...