{
  "id": 20011855,
  "title": "NELFUND disburses N135.54 million to students in three institutions, records 8,397 applications in one day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/nelfund-disburses-n135-54-million-to-students-in-three-institutions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-14T16:26:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/14/nelfund-disburses-n135-54-million-to-students-in-three-institutions-records-8397-applications-in-one-day/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed a total of N135.54 million to 1,298 students across three tertiary institutions, marking the highest daily application figure since the launch of the student loan scheme. The disbursements were made to students at the College of Education, Billiri, Gombe State; the African Aviation and Aerospace University, Abuja; and Niger Delta University. Additionally, NELFUND recorded an impressive 8,397 student loan applications on a single day, highlighting the growing demand for accessible higher education financing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}