The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has debunked any form of discrimination in the disbursement of student loans to students from institutions across the country.
NELFUND noted that it made payments only to institutions
that were eligible after they had responded to a verification list sent
earlier.
This is coming after an X user, Santiago Leo, tweeting as
#Donaldsplendo, observed that none of the institutions from the country’s
South- East region was listed as part of the 19 beneficiaries, as disclosed by
NELFUND on Friday.
According to the Federal Government’s body which is saddled
with the responsibility of handling all loan requests, grants, disbursement and
recovery, a total of N2,946,927,155 of student loans was disbursed to 27,667
students from 19 institutions nationwide.
#Donaldsplendo tweeted, “Not surprised to see SE being
neglected once again. No funds were allocated to students in UNIZIK, FUTO,
MOUAU, and even the University of Nigeria (UNN). I’m pretty sure a lot of
students in those schools applied for the loan just like every other Nigerian scholar
One Nigeria una (sic).”
In response, the Fund, tweeting as #NELFUND, wrote, “Thank
you for your concern. It is important to clarify that geopolitical zones are
not a factor in the disbursement process.
“NELFUND sent a verification list to every institution
eligible for disbursement. Payments are being made to institutions that have
responded to this verification.
“Unfortunately, we have not yet received any response from
the institutions in the South-East. We urge these institutions to complete the
verification process so that their students can benefit from the scheme.”
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