Nigerian student loan faces challenge from impostors
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has revealed a fresh challenge caused by the activities of imposters. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFUND’s director of strategic communications, in a statement, disclaimed “a fraudulent message” from the impostors, claiming “President Bola Tinubu has directed the reopening of the NELFUND Student Loan portal.”
“The portal is with a link to a fake website: https://nelfund-student-loan-2025.po-rt-al.com/NELFUND/,” Osayemi said, warning that the “website website is FAKE and the information contained in the message is false and misleading.”
She clarified that the “only official portal for the NELFUND Student Loan Application is: https://nelf.gov.ng.”
The statement warned the public against clicking such “unverified links and not to submit personal or financial information on suspicious websites.” It also urges anyone to report suspicious messages or websites to the Fund via email at info@nelf.gov.ng, as well as reach out to the agency through its official social media platforms: ‘X’ (formerly Twitter): @nelfund, Instagram: @nelfund, and Facebook & LinkedIn: Nigerian Education Loan Fund – NELFUND.
- By Adeola Atanda
