{
  "id": 5369834,
  "title": "NELFUND disburses N355.87 billion in student loans, processes 1.66 million applications",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nelfund-disburses-n355-87-billion-in-student-loans-processes-1-66",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:46:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/09/03/nelfund-disburses-n355-87-billion-in-student-loans-processes-1-66-million-applications/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed a total of N355.87 billion in student loans to Nigerian students since the launch of its student loan portal in May 2024. The post NELFUND disburses N355.87 billion in student loans, processes 1.66 million applications appeared first on Nairametrics .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}