Nigerian govt extends student loan to skill programmes enrollees

President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to extend the interest-free loan initiative to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes.

The President issued this directive at the State House on Monday after a briefing from the Executive Secretary of the intervention programme, Akintunde Sawyerr, a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said.

The statement added that the implementation of the loan begins “later this month.”