By FUNMILAYO ADEYEMI

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its student loan application portal for institutions that formally requested additional time for the 2025/2026 academic session.

The Fund disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, on Thursday by its Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi.

According to the fund, the extension applies strictly to institutions that submitted official requests to enable their eligible students to complete applications on the NELFUND student loan portal.

Oluwatuyi quoted the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, to have said that the extension was part of the fund’s efforts to ensure wider access to the student loan scheme.

Sawyerr reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to ensuring that eligible students across participating institutions benefit from the programme.

“NELFUND remains committed to ensuring that eligible students across participating institutions have the opportunity to access the student loan programme,” he said.

He urged eligible students in the affected institutions to take advantage of the extension and complete their applications through the official portal.

Sawyerr also reiterated the Fund’s commitment to transparency, accountability and the provision of sustainable student financing solutions aimed at removing financial barriers to higher education in the country. (NAN)