The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has assured stakeholders that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not affect its operations.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, expressed optimism that the ongoing negotiations between the Federal Government and ASUU under the leadership of the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, would produce fair and positive outcomes.
“As you are aware, the strike has only just commenced, and I know that under the excellent leadership of the Honourable Minister for Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, the negotiations will continue to move forward,” Sawyerr said.
The FUND at the weekend approved a final reopening of its loan application platform, to enable tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so.
A statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by Director, Strategic Communications of the Fund, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said the portal would be accessible from 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, to 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14.