FG prioritises federal university students in student loan scheme In a move to support higher education, the federal government has decided to launch the student loan scheme with a focus on students from federal universities before expanding it to other institutions. The announcement was made by Akintunde Sawyerr, the managing director of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), during a conference in Abuja on Monday. Under this program, students from federal institutions at all levels will be given priority, with an estimated 1.2 million students from federal tertiary institutions eligible to benefit...