{
  "id": 15866068,
  "title": "Student loans voluntary, not compulsory for tertiary students — NELFUND",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/student-loans-voluntary-not-compulsory-for-tertiary-students-nelfund-15866068",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:42:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/student-loans-voluntary-not-compulsory-for-tertiary-students-nelfund/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has clarified that accessing student loans is voluntary and not compulsory for tertiary institution students. Read More: https://punchng.com/student-loans-voluntary-not-compulsory-for-tertiary-students-nelfund/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Student loans voluntary, not compulsory for tertiary students — NELFUND",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/student-loans-voluntary-not-compulsory-for-tertiary-students-nelfund",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:12:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}