NANS threatens nationwide protest over delayed NELFUND allowances

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has raised concerns implicit the prolonged hold successful the outgo of upkeep allowances nether the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, informing that students crossed the state whitethorn embark connected peaceful nationwide protests if the contented is not urgently addressed.

The President of NANS, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Saturday, saying the relation had received respective complaints from pupil beneficiaries regarding the non-payment of upkeep allowances for the past 2 months.

According to him, the hold has heightened vexation and uncertainty among students who beryllium connected the funds to enactment their world activities and regular surviving expenses.

Akinteye said the relation had gathered credible accusation indicating that the disbursement process had remained stalled without immoderate wide mentation from the applicable authorities.

“I person it connected bully authorization that the disbursement of students’ upkeep allowances has been connected clasp for the past 2 months, with nary wide mentation oregon accountability from the applicable authorities,” helium stated.

The pupil person described the concern arsenic unacceptable, stressing that the NELFUND inaugural was established to easiness the fiscal load connected students, espe...