Nigeria, May 21 -- As Nigerian students await the portal opening to apply for student loan, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has explained that a maximum of 1.2 million students across federal tertiary institutions will access the students loan in the first phase.

Sawyerr, while speaking ahead of the Friday opening of the portal for applications, said the first phase will be officially open for students in federal institutions whose institutions have completed the uploading of their data.

Sawyerr also noted that the loan application process has been streamlined to ensure easy access for all eligible students in federal tertiary institutions, adding that prospective applicants can...