The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) would like to clarify that there is no discrimination in the disbursement of student loans to students from institutions across the country. NELFUND only makes payments to eligible institutions that have responded to the verification list sent earlier.

This clarification comes in response to a recent observation by an individual on social media who noticed that none of the institutions from the country’s South-East region were listed among the 19 beneficiaries disclosed by NELFUND.

NELFUND, which is responsible for handling all loan requests, grants, disbursements, and recoveries, disbursed a total of N2,946,927,155 in student loans 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.”