NELFUND Plans Software for Disabled Students.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came up with the initiative that no Nigerian student anywhere in Nigeria should be deprived of the opportunity to gain tertiary education because of lack of money

Software for Disabled Students – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund ( NELFUND ) has announced that it is in the process of developing plans to implement specialized software with the intention of guaranteeing that students with disabilities who are enrolled in higher education institutions are able to make full use of the loan program that it offers.

In a statement released on Sunday by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, who revealed this information during a stakeholders’ engagement on student loans that took place in Benin City, Edo State.

Sawyerr said, “We want to see how we can make it easier for those visually impaired so that they can actually apply for the loan. We are looking at a specific software we are going to use.”

Sawyerr hailed the program launched by President Bola Tinubu’s government as a watershed moment in Nigerian education.

He said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came up with this initiative that no Nigerian student anywhere in Nigeria should be deprived of the opportunity to gain tertiary education because of lack of money.

“In order to actualise this vision, he set up this agency, Nigeria Education Loan Fund. He has funded it, he has put political will behind it, having created a structure through an Act of Parliament that effectively says that we are to go and look for these students, those who are about to drop out, those who are considering not furthering after secondary level, that we should look for them and if money is their issue, we should try to solve it. We’ve been doing that.”

During the interaction with stakeholders, the Commissioner for Education of Edo State, Dr. Paddy Iyamu made a funny recommendation to parents, advising them against having more children merely due to the fact that the burden of higher education expenditures will be met by NELFUND.

Dennis Idahosa, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, praised the federal government for implementing the student loan program.

Idahosa stated, “Let me also use this opportunity to thank the President of our dear country, President Bola Tinubu, for this initiative. Before now, many families have gone through a lot of challenges to be able to pay school fees for students across the country.

“The thanks also go to my former boss, the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. In the 9th Assembly, this bill was sponsored by him and was assented by the President, and that is what gave this opportunity to Nigerian students to be able to pay school fees.

“We as a state government, by the grace of God, we are going to collaborate with you for very aggressive sensitization to ensure that almost all the students in Edo State benefit from the student loan initiative.”