In the southwest, the number of students that have registered in the zone is a far cry compared to the number in another geopolitical zone.
Professor Akeem Lasisi, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun (FUHSI), Osun State, is concerned over low southwest Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) enrollment.
Lasisi stressed the importance of encouraging more students to register for NELFUND to benefit from the project during the Senate building handover at the university.
He stated that proceeds from the plan had been sent to the university’s account for FUHSI students.
“What we need to do about NELFUND is for us to sensitize the students that they have to register.
“Our students who registered have paid their school fees to us.
“At this time in the country now, all students should be encouraged to register for NELFUND so that they can benefit from it.
“The delay in the programme is the number of students, if they are not coming readily there is nothing NELFUND can do.
“In the southwest, the number of students that have registered in the zone is a far cry compared to the number in another geopolitical zone.
“We have discussed this with the management and we talked to their leadership to register.”