NELFUND Reopens student loan Portal for 2024/2025 Academic Year
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund,NELFUND, has announced the reopening of student loan portal for the
2024/2025 academic year.
The students loan agency, in a statement to this effect on Friday night, through its Director, Strategic Communications,
Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said the portal would be available for only 48 hours.
“ The portal will be accessible from 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025, to 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025,”it said.
It reads in full:”The Nigerian Education Loan Fund,NELFUND,wishes to notify all stakeholders and the public that, following the recent closure of its student verification portal, the Fund has approved a final reopening for a period of 48 hours to enable tertiary institutions that are yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so.
“The portal will be accessible from 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025, to 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
“This extension is intended to ensure that all eligible students are duly captured and verified by their respective institutions as part of the ongoing 2024/2025 NELFUND loan application process.
“Institutions are strongly advised to make full use of this final opportunity. Failure to complete the verification process within the stipulated period will result in the affected institutions forfeiting participation in the current loan cycle, a situation that will, regrettably, disadvantage their students who are the ultimate beneficiaries of the loan scheme.
“In the interest of transparency and accountability, the list of defaulting institutions will be published alongside this press release.
“The Fund reiterates its commitment to fostering equitable access to higher education through the efficient, transparent, and inclusive management of the Nigerian Education Loan Scheme.”
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