The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has extended the deadline for its student loan application portal following what it described as a nationwide surge in interest triggered by an intensive sensitisation campaign across the country. The decision comes days after the Fund issued a public reminder that the portal would close on February 27, 2026. However, growing feedback from students, institutions, and other stakeholders compelled management to grant additional days to enable more eligible applicants to complete their submissions. In a statement signed by the Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, it said the extension was necessary to accommodate the sharp rise in applications and inquiries. The statement partly reads: “The extension is specifically...