The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), a Student Loan Initiative is a programme established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to break financial barriers in higher education.
So far the initiative has received huge applications from Nigerian students to the tune of 229,420 from 250 institutions.
According to NELFUND, it makes provision of interest-free loans, in a bid to fundamentally reshape the educational landscape.
See the breakdown of student loan applications according to states of origin.