{
  "id": 271802,
  "title": "NANS reports duplicate NELFUND payments, urges beneficiaries to save excess",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/nans-reports-duplicate-nelfund-payments-urges-beneficiaries-to-save",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T16:48:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nans-reports-duplicate-nelfund-payments-urges-beneficiaries-to-save-excess/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has reported that some beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) have received their June and July upkeep allowances twice. NANS National President, Akinteye Babatunde, attributed the issue to a glitch in the NELFUND payment platform and urged affected students to save the extra funds, which could be used as their next two months' upkeep payments. However, there has been no official confirmation from NELFUND regarding the duplicate payments or any guidance on how affected students should proceed.",
  "summary": "NANS reports some NELFUND beneficiaries received duplicate June and July upkeep payments due to a NIP glitch. Students urged to save excess funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/nans-reports-duplicate-nelfund-payments-urges-beneficiaries-to-save-excess/",
  "key_points": [
    "NANS reports duplicate NELFUND payments to beneficiaries.",
    "Akinteye Babatunde attributes glitch to NELFUND payment platform.",
    "Students urged to save excess funds for future upkeep."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NELFUND boss urges N-Central students to key Into loan scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/nelfund-boss-urges-n-central-students-to-key-into-loan-scheme",
        "published": "2026-08-07T21:12:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}