The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has called on student to watch out for dubious online portals with deceptive and fraudulent messages currently making the rounds online.
This note of warning was sounded by Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications in a statement released on Monday in Abuja.
“The attention of NELFUND has been drawn to a fraudulent message currently circulating online, falsely claiming that 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/
“We wish to categorically state that this website is FAKE, and the information contained in the message is false and misleading.
The only official portal for the NELFUND Student Loan Application is: https://nelf.gov.ng, ” she said.
She called on the general public to desist from visiting unverified and fictitious links also refrain from submitting their personal and financial details on such websites.
Mrs Oluwatuyi reiterated the fund’s commitment to transparency, safety, and fairness in the loan application process, stating that the general public should look out for information(s) on its official social media platforms.
She, however, appealed to students to report any suspicious messages or websites to the Fund via email at info@nelf.gov.ng.
Oluwatuyi also advised students to reach out through its official social media platforms: ‘X’ (formerly Twitter): @nelfund, Instagram: @nelfund, and Facebook & LinkedIn: Nigerian Education Loan Fund – NELFUND.
