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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reopened its student verification portal for 48 hours to enable tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so.
According to the Fund, the 48-hour window followed the earlier closure of the verification portal for the 2024/2025 academic year and the need to give defaulting institutions a final opportunity to complete the verification process.
Director of Strategic Communications at NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said in a statement issued in Abuja that the portal would 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,” the Fund stated.
Oluwatuyi noted that, in the interest of transparency and accountability, the list of defaulting institutions had been published alongside the press release.
The Fund reaffirmed 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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