The Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS) has given a 48-hour ultimatum to tertiary establishments within the nation to submit the information of their college students to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
NANS emphasised that the shortcoming of some establishments to submit the required information is denying college students the prospect to use for a mortgage, and holding NELFUND from processing college students’ purposes for loans.
Nationwide President of NANS, Comrade Fortunate Emonefe, on Monday stated the deadline grew to become essential contemplating the July 12 deadline issued by the Fund for establishments to add the information on their portal.
He stated, “The management of the Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS) is appalled by the replace from the Nigerian Schooling Mortgage Fund (NELFUND), stating that many greater establishments have did not add their college students’ information on the board’s portal.
“This is available in mild of the deadline of July 12, 2024, issued by the administration of NELFUND for the submission of scholars’ information.”
Emonefe additionally defined that NANS is displeased with some establishments’ nonchalance in direction of submitting college students’ information, including that the affiliation will proceed monitoring the actions of establishments to make sure full compliance with NELFUND.
“NANS frowns at this improvement because it exhibits an absence of dedication and urgency on the a part of the remaining state greater establishments in Nigeria. NELFUND was established to supply interest-free loans to college students in want, and it’s disheartening to see that some establishments usually are not profiting from this restricted alternative for his or her college students.
“We name on the administration of those establishments to prioritise the importing of their college students’ information on the mortgage board portal earlier than the deadline. Schooling is a basic proper, and each scholar deserves entry to monetary help to additional their research.
“NANS will proceed to watch the scenario carefully and name on the remaining establishments to instantly be certain that all college students have the chance to profit from this mortgage scheme. We is not going to stand by and permit any scholar to be denied entry to training on account of administrative negligence.
“Failure to make this provision out there to the NELFUND portal throughout the subsequent 48 hours will depart us with the one choice of rolling out our motion plans towards the erring establishments,” Emonefe stated.
