Student loan: NANS advises FG to monitor disbursement to schools

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Federal Government to follow up on the loans disbursed to students by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to ensure that it is channeled towards the right cause.

NANS’ Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, stated this at the group’s 86th national Senate sitting and pre-convention event held at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo.

The event was attended by over 5,000 student leaders from the various campuses across the country. Akinteye said it is not enough for the federal government to provide billions to schools in the name of NELFUND loans without following it up to know how they are utilising the funds.

National President of the union, Lucky Emonefe, commended Nigerian students for their cooperation with the union, assuring that his team would continuously serve their interests.

Emonefe also warned against alleged plans to scrap the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), highlighting the impact of the agency on the country’s tertiary institutions.

Emonefe, while giving his administration’s score card in the last one year, announced that the next national convention of the association where a set of new leaders will emerge, would hold in March 2025.

One of the attendees, Samuel Eze, who is the chairman of Council of Students’ Union Presidents, South-East Zone, said NANS is fostering national unity among students, underscoring the importance of the association.

He commended the Federal Government for the way it resolved the recent crisis at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, saying students were greatly disturbed by the development and feared that it may affect academic activities on campus.