Why there’s disparity in payment of students’ upkeep – NELFUND
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has explained the reasons behind the observed disparities in the payment of students’ upkeep allowances under the new scheme.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, NELFUND Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, attributed the disparities to application timing, institutional processes, and the evolving nature of the initiative.
The NELFUND boss acknowledged that, while the Fund had received several complaints from students regarding delayed stipends, many of the issues arose from procedural and timing differences across institutions.
It is not possible to have this kind of scheme without having a complaint somewhere. We receive complaints everyday here, about one thing or the other.
“When we analyse the complaints, some of them are our fault, some of them are not our fault.
Some students will tell you that they have been waiting for their stipend, they have not gotten it.
“When you asked, how long have you been waiting, when did you apply? They will say, last year.
“When we look at the books, however, we will discover that they only applied the previous week.
