Benue University shut down after students protest over NELFUND payments

Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JoSTUM), has directed students to permission the field aft a protestation erupted implicit alleged delays and inconsistencies successful the disbursement of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).

In a memo dated 23 March and signed by the Registrar, John David, the instauration declared an contiguous Easter interruption from 23 March to 7 April, instructing each students to vacate their hostels by 6 p.m. that aforesaid Monday.

The determination followed a protestation by students earlier successful the day, during which they blocked the university’s main entranceway and demanded transparency regarding NELFUND payments. Demonstrators held placards speechmaking “No NELFUND, No Exams” and “Refund Our Money,” portion chanting successful unison.

Some students, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES anonymously, claimed that though their indebtedness applications were approved, they had either not received immoderate funds oregon were paid little than expected.

“We applied for this indebtedness and got approval, but up till now, thing has entered our accounts,” 1 pupil said. “We were told the wealth has already been sent to the school, truthful wherefore are we not getting it?”

Another pupil described the concern arsenic confusing and frustrating. “NELFUND is simply a loan, not a gift. We are expected to repay it aft school, truthful wherefore is determination nary transparency successful however it is handled? Some radical are saying they received little than what was approved,” the pupil said.