…Bemoans low application from the region

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on students of higher institutions in the southern part of the country to ensure they access loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in order to ease their financial burden in the pursuit of their education.

NANS made this call in a statement signed by the Clerk of the Senate, NANS National Headquarters, Abdul-Yekinn Odunayo, on Monday, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Odunayo, who bemoaned the low application for the student loan by students from the south of Nigeria, noted that the loan scheme was put in place by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government to help Nigerian students achieve sustainable higher education and functional skill development.

He added that the student body had observed that students from the north were taking advantage of the scheme more to enhance their educational pursuits, declaring that students from the south would only be doing a disservice to themselves if they fail to emulate their northern counterparts.

Odunayo, who lauded NELFUND for not making the process of accessing the loan cumbersome for Nigerian students, equally commended the President Tinubu-led administration for establishing the scheme.

According to him, the student loan scheme has helped many indigent Nigerian students realise their dreams, urging NELFUND to continue to maintain accountability and probity in its operations.

Odunayo, however, charged the agency to engage in more publicity to further create awareness about the loan scheme, particularly for students in the southern part of the country.

The Sun