The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State said about 556 students of the institution applied for the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.
According to the institution, the applications were submitted on August 14, adding that out of the 556 that applied, 304 students were approved by NELFUND on August 16, 2024.
The Special Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Dr Emmanuel Ojukwu, disclosed this to our correspondent, in Awka, on Thursday.
He added that the Student Affairs Unit of the institution is currently scrutinising the list of applicants.
Recalled that the South-East caucus of the National Assembly has raised concerns over the exclusion of beneficiaries from South-East tertiary institutions in the ongoing disbursement of student loans by NELFUND.
The loans, intended to support students across Nigeria, have so far amounted to N2bn benefiting 27,667 students from 19 institutions nationwide….