The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has berated the management of some higher institutions, which have failed to upload their students’ data on the portal of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
President of NANS, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, threatened that the student body would be forced to roll out action plans against the erring institutions.
He said the NANS leadership was appalled by the update from NELFUND, indicating that many institutions have yet to submit data on their students in spite of the deadline of July 12, 2024, issued by the management of the Fund for the submission of students’ data.
The statement read in part: “NANS frowns upon this development as it shows a lack of commitment and urgency on the part of the remaining state higher institutions in Nigeria.
“NELFUND was established to provide interest-free loans to students in need, and it is disheartening to see that some institutions are not taking advantage of this limited opportunity for their students.
“We call on the management of these institutions to prioritise the uploading of their student’s data on the loan board portal before the deadline.
“Education is a fundamental right, and every student deserves access to financial support to further their studies.
“NANS will continue to monitor the situation closely and call on the remaining institutions to immediately ensure that all students have the opportunity to benefit from this loan scheme.
“We will not stand by and allow any student to be denied access to education due to administrative negligence.
“Failure to make this provision available to the NELFUND portal within the next 48 hours will leave us with the only option of rolling out our action plans against the erring institutions,” he stated.
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