South-East caucus of the National Assembly has raised concerns about the non-participation of students from the region’s tertiary institutions in the recent disbursement of student loans by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
The caucus observed that Southeast was conspicuously absent from the list of beneficiaries, despite a substantial sum of N2.95 billion disbursed to 27,667 students from 19 institutions across the country.
In a joint statement issued by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, leader of the South-East Senate caucus, and Igariwey Iduma Enwo, leader of the South-East caucus of the House of Representatives, the lawmakers expressed concerns over the omission.
NELFUND had defended the situation by stating that South-East…
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